diff --git a/ietf/idrfc/mails.py b/ietf/idrfc/mails.py
index ce4998f25..3347ac53f 100644
--- a/ietf/idrfc/mails.py
+++ b/ietf/idrfc/mails.py
@@ -510,8 +510,11 @@ def email_last_call_expired(doc):
 def email_last_call_expiredREDESIGN(doc):
     text = "IETF Last Call has ended, and the state has been changed to\n%s." % doc.get_state("draft-iesg").name
     
+    to = [x.strip() for x in doc.notify.replace(';', ',').split(',')]
+    to.insert(0, "iesg@ietf.org")
+
     send_mail(None,
-              "iesg@ietf.org",
+              to,
               "DraftTracker Mail System <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>",
               "Last Call Expired: %s" % doc.file_tag(),
               "idrfc/change_notice.txt",
diff --git a/ietf/utils/mail.py b/ietf/utils/mail.py
index e78bd7128..7773bae3a 100644
--- a/ietf/utils/mail.py
+++ b/ietf/utils/mail.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ def send_smtp(msg, bcc=None):
             log("SMTP server: %s" % repr(server))
             #if settings.DEBUG:
             #    server.set_debuglevel(1)
-            code, msg = server.connect(settings.EMAIL_HOST, settings.EMAIL_PORT)
-            log("SMTP connect: code: %s; msg: %s" % (code, msg))
+            conn_code, conn_msg = server.connect(settings.EMAIL_HOST, settings.EMAIL_PORT)
+            log("SMTP connect: code: %s; msg: %s" % (conn_code, conn_msg))
             if settings.EMAIL_HOST_USER and settings.EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD:
                 server.ehlo()
                 if 'starttls' not in server.esmtp_features: