diff --git a/asci_to_vault.py b/asci_to_vault.py
index ca326091b7815e26d796af103292b4b9771a4f40..f01c653302a76ad919833ffd5a0d0f2ed38a38e8 100644
--- a/asci_to_vault.py
+++ b/asci_to_vault.py
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ def tar_and_send_directory(node):
             echo=True
         )
         files = files.stdout.strip()
-        # if not c.is_connected():
-        #     print(f'Connection failed on {node.src}')
-        #     node.error = "Connection failure on initial file find"
-        #     return
     node.count = len(files.splitlines())
 
     print(f'Node:{node.src}, file count:{node.count}')
@@ -146,9 +142,6 @@ def tar_and_send_directory(node):
             f"ssh {REMOTE_LOGIN} 'cd {node.src};"
             f"find -maxdepth 1 -type f -print0 |"
             f"cpio -o -H ustar -0' | cat > {node.dest}/{filename}.tar",
-            # f"ssh {REMOTE_LOGIN} 'cd {node.src};"
-            # rf"find -maxdepth 1 -type f -printf '%f\n' -print0 | tee >(md5sum >)"
-            # f"cpio -o -H ustar -0' | cat > {node.dest}/{filename}.tar",
             shell=True,
             check=True
         )
@@ -185,7 +178,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         # Get the directory tree from remote server as a list
         with Connection(REMOTE_LOGIN) as c:
             result = c.run(f'find {SRC_PATH} -type d')
-        remote_dirs = result.stdout.strip().split('\n')
+        remote_dirs = result.stdout.strip().splitlines()
 
         # Create a tree data structure that represents both source and
         # destination tree paths.
diff --git a/md5_to_vault.py b/md5_to_vault.py
index db9885c2a2852eedfafbdaea624377ef4067c768..119cf2abe9e4fd182c6215b88347c78a0c102026 100644
--- a/md5_to_vault.py
+++ b/md5_to_vault.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         # Get the directory tree from remote server as a list
         with Connection(REMOTE_LOGIN) as c:
             result = c.run(f'find {SRC_PATH} -type d')
-        remote_dirs = result.stdout.strip().split('\n')
+        remote_dirs = result.stdout.strip().splitlines()
 
         # Create a tree data structure that represents both source and
         # destination tree paths.