diff --git a/utils/mnetftn/ftntomnet.c b/utils/mnetftn/ftntomnet.c
index 5dc32eb..7a38dcc 100644
--- a/utils/mnetftn/ftntomnet.c
+++ b/utils/mnetftn/ftntomnet.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ int export_messages(int area) {
                 }
 
                 if (areas[area]->hub == mynode) {
+                    msg_to_nl(&msg);
                     for (n = 0; n < areas[area]->link_count; n++) {
                         if (imhub) {
                             snprintf(buffer, PATH_MAX, "%s/%d/", baseoutdir, areas[area]->links[n]);
@@ -334,14 +335,14 @@ int export_messages(int area) {
                         } else {
                             snprintf(buffer, PATH_MAX, "%s/%d/%d-%s.message", baseoutdir, hubnode, areas[area]->links[n], msgid);
                         }
-                        msg.daddr = areas[area]->links[n];
+                        msg.daddr = htonl(areas[area]->links[n]);
                         fptr = fopen(buffer, "wb");
                         if (fptr == NULL) {
                             fprintf(stderr, "Error creating file %s\n", buffer);
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        msg_to_nl(&msg);
+                        
 
                         fwrite(&msg, sizeof(struct msg_t), 1, fptr);
                         fwrite(body, strlen(body), 1, fptr);
diff --git a/utils/mnetscan/mnetscan.c b/utils/mnetscan/mnetscan.c
index 107872b..14863d4 100644
--- a/utils/mnetscan/mnetscan.c
+++ b/utils/mnetscan/mnetscan.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ int export_messages(int area) {
                 msg.area = areas[area]->id;
                 msg.type = 0;
                 if (areas[area]->hub == mynode) {
+                     msg_to_nl(&msg);
                     for (n = 0; n < areas[area]->link_count; n++) {
                         if (imhub) {
                             snprintf(buffer, PATH_MAX, "%s/%d/", baseoutdir, areas[area]->links[n]);
@@ -314,14 +315,14 @@ int export_messages(int area) {
                         } else {
                             snprintf(buffer, PATH_MAX, "%s/%d/%d-%s.message", baseoutdir, hubnode, areas[area]->links[n], msgid);
                         }
-                        msg.daddr = areas[area]->links[n];
+                        msg.daddr = htonl(areas[area]->links[n]);
                         fptr = fopen(buffer, "wb");
                         if (fptr == NULL) {
                             fprintf(stderr, "Error creating file %s\n", buffer);
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        msg_to_nl(&msg);
+                       
 
                         fwrite(&msg, sizeof(struct msg_t), 1, fptr);
                         fwrite(body, strlen(body), 1, fptr);