diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_netcup.sh b/dnsapi/dns_netcup.sh
index 687b99bc..8609adf6 100644
--- a/dnsapi/dns_netcup.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_netcup.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ client=""
 
 dns_netcup_add() {
   _debug NC_Apikey "$NC_Apikey"
-  login
+  _login
   if [ "$NC_Apikey" = "" ] || [ "$NC_Apipw" = "" ] || [ "$NC_CID" = "" ]; then
     _err "No Credentials given"
     return 1
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dns_netcup_add() {
 }
 
 dns_netcup_rm() {
-  login
+  _login
   fulldomain=$1
   txtvalue=$2
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ dns_netcup_rm() {
   logout
 }
 
-login() {
+_login() {
   tmp=$(_post "{\"action\": \"login\", \"param\": {\"apikey\": \"$NC_Apikey\", \"apipassword\": \"$NC_Apipw\", \"customernumber\": \"$NC_CID\"}}" "$end" "" "POST")
   sid=$(echo "$tmp" | tr '{}' '\n' | grep apisessionid | cut -d '"' -f 4)
   _debug "$tmp"
diff --git a/notify/aws_ses.sh b/notify/aws_ses.sh
index 30db45ad..07e0c48c 100644
--- a/notify/aws_ses.sh
+++ b/notify/aws_ses.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ _use_metadata() {
       _normalizeJson |
       tr '{,}' '\n' |
       while read -r _line; do
-        _key="$(echo "${_line%%:*}" | tr -d '"')"
+        _key="$(echo "${_line%%:*}" | tr -d \")"
         _value="${_line#*:}"
         _debug3 "_key" "$_key"
         _secure_debug3 "_value" "$_value"