diff --git a/epp/src/epp-create.php b/epp/src/epp-create.php
index 4e5d351..81b64b6 100644
--- a/epp/src/epp-create.php
+++ b/epp/src/epp-create.php
@@ -536,37 +536,7 @@ function processHostCreate($conn, $db, $xml, $clid, $database_type, $trans) {
         updateTransaction($db, 'create', 'host', $hostName, 1000, 'Command completed successfully', $svTRID, $xml, $trans);
         sendEppResponse($conn, $xml);
 
-    } else {
-        $parts = explode('.', $hostName, 2);
-        $superordinate = $parts[1] ?? null;
-
-        if (!$superordinate) {
-            sendEppError($conn, $db, 2005, 'Invalid host:name format', $clTRID, $trans);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Check if domain exists
-        $stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT id FROM domain WHERE name = :name LIMIT 1");
-        $stmt->execute([':name' => $superordinate]);
-        $domain_id = $stmt->fetchColumn();
-        $stmt->closeCursor();
-
-        if (!$domain_id) {
-            sendEppError($conn, $db, 2303, 'Superordinate domain does not exist for host:name', $clTRID, $trans);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Check if the domain belongs to same registrar
-        $stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT clid FROM domain WHERE name = :name LIMIT 1");
-        $stmt->execute([':name' => $superordinate]);
-        $domain_clid = $stmt->fetchColumn();
-        $stmt->closeCursor();
-
-        if ($clid != $domain_clid) {
-            sendEppError($conn, $db, 2201, 'The superordinate domain belongs to another registrar', $clTRID, $trans);
-            return;
-        }
-    
+    } else {   
         $stmt = $db->prepare("INSERT INTO host (name,clid,crid,crdate) VALUES(?,?,?,CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(3))");
         $stmt->execute([$hostName, $clid, $clid]);
         
diff --git a/epp/src/epp-update.php b/epp/src/epp-update.php
index 7f03cd9..4473ca8 100644
--- a/epp/src/epp-update.php
+++ b/epp/src/epp-update.php
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ function processContactUpdate($conn, $db, $xml, $clid, $database_type, $trans) {
         $status_list = $xml->xpath("contact:status/@s");
 
         foreach ($status_list as $node) {
-            $status = (string)$node;
+            $status = (string)$node[0];
             $sth = $db->prepare("DELETE FROM contact_status WHERE contact_id = ? AND status = ?");
             $sth->execute([$contact_id, $status]);
         }
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ function processContactUpdate($conn, $db, $xml, $clid, $database_type, $trans) {
         $status_list = $xml->xpath("contact:status/@s");
 
         foreach ($status_list as $node) {
-            $status = (string)$node;
+            $status = (string)$node[0];
             $sth = $db->prepare("INSERT INTO contact_status (contact_id,status) VALUES(?,?)");
             $sth->execute([$contact_id, $status]);
         }