diff --git a/plogical/Backupsv2.py b/plogical/Backupsv2.py
index dc596f2ee..f07148fe1 100644
--- a/plogical/Backupsv2.py
+++ b/plogical/Backupsv2.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ team_drive =
 
         if status:
 
-            status, result = json.loads(result.rstrip('\n'))
+            result = json.loads(result.rstrip('\n'))
 
             try:
                 SnapShotID = result['id']  ## snapshot id that we need to store in db
diff --git a/plogical/dnsUtilities.py b/plogical/dnsUtilities.py
index 24f13f724..077fbdfdd 100755
--- a/plogical/dnsUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/dnsUtilities.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class DNS:
 
                     ## MX Record.
 
-                    mxValue = "mail." + topLevelDomain
+                    mxValue = topLevelDomain
 
                     # record = Records(domainOwner=zone,
                     #                  domain_id=zone.id,
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class DNS:
 
                     ## MX Record.
 
-                    mxValue = "mail." + topLevelDomain
+                    mxValue = topLevelDomain
 
                     # record = Records(domainOwner=zone,
                     #                  domain_id=zone.id,
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class DNS:
 
                 ## MX Records
 
-                mxValue = "mail." + actualSubDomain
+                mxValue = actualSubDomain
 
                 # record = Records(domainOwner=zone,
                 #                  domain_id=zone.id,