diff --git a/external/cmd/signup/main.go b/external/cmd/signup/main.go
index 16af07a..74546f0 100644
--- a/external/cmd/signup/main.go
+++ b/external/cmd/signup/main.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
+	"golang.org/x/mod/sumdb/note"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -203,9 +204,26 @@ func _main(l *log.Logger, db *sql.DB) error {
 		su.Created = time.Now()
 		err := su.Insert(db)
 
-		for _, note := range su.Notes {
-			note.SignupID = su.ID
-			err = note.Insert(db)
+		suspiciousHosts, err := models.SuspiciousHosts(db)
+		if err != nil {
+			l.Println("could not connect to suspicious hosts db:", err)
+			return
+		}
+		var shDomains []string
+		for _, host := range suspiciousHosts {
+			shDomains = append(shDomains, host.Domain)
+		}
+		if records, err := DigMX(su.Email); err == nil {
+			for _, record := range records {
+				if slices.Contains(shDomains, record) {
+					note := models.SignupNote{
+						Author:   "dns",
+						Content:  fmt.Sprintf("email address has suspicious host %s", record),
+						SignupID: su.ID,
+					}
+					err = note.Insert(db)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -238,26 +256,6 @@ func _main(l *log.Logger, db *sql.DB) error {
 			newCharacter("wire guy", "a lil homonculus made of discarded computer cables"),
 			func(s *scene) {
 				su.Email = string(s.Input.Bytes())
-				suspiciousHosts, err := models.SuspiciousHosts(db)
-				if err != nil {
-					l.Println("could not connect to suspicious hosts db")
-					return
-				}
-				var shDomains []string
-				for _, host := range suspiciousHosts {
-					shDomains = append(shDomains, host.Domain)
-				}
-				if records, err := DigMX(su.Email); err == nil {
-					for _, record := range records {
-						if slices.Contains(shDomains, record) {
-							su.Notes = append(su.Notes, models.SignupNote{
-								Author:   "dns",
-								Content:  fmt.Sprintf("email address has suspicious host %s", record),
-								SignupID: su.ID,
-							})
-						}
-					}
-				}
 			},
 			func(s *scene, tv *tview.TextView, msg string) {
 				// TODO could check and see if it's email shaped and admonish if not
diff --git a/models/models.go b/models/models.go
index a1b9b35..defa540 100644
--- a/models/models.go
+++ b/models/models.go
@@ -195,14 +195,12 @@ func (s *TownSignup) All(db *sql.DB) ([]*TownSignup, error) {
 }
 
 type SuspiciousHost struct {
-	ID         int64
-	Domain     string
-	CommonName string
-	Tier       int64
+	ID     int64
+	Domain string
 }
 
 func SuspiciousHosts(db *sql.DB) ([]SuspiciousHost, error) {
-	rows, err := db.Query(`SELECT id, domain, common_name, tier FROM suspicious_hosts`)
+	rows, err := db.Query(`SELECT id, domain FROM suspicious_hosts`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -214,8 +212,6 @@ func SuspiciousHosts(db *sql.DB) ([]SuspiciousHost, error) {
 		if err = rows.Scan(
 			&sh.ID,
 			&sh.Domain,
-			&sh.CommonName,
-			&sh.Tier,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}