diff --git a/reporting-plugins/update-experiment-metadata/update.py b/reporting-plugins/update-experiment-metadata/update.py
index 5c826561..d39ba2a3 100644
--- a/reporting-plugins/update-experiment-metadata/update.py
+++ b/reporting-plugins/update-experiment-metadata/update.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import smtplib
-from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 
 def process(tr, parameters, tableBuilder):
   """Change properties of experiment
@@ -9,30 +7,9 @@ def process(tr, parameters, tableBuilder):
   if not user == None:
        tr.setUserId(user)
   expId = parameters.get("identifier")
-  exp = tr.getExperimentForUpdate(expId)
+  exp = tr.getExperimentForUpdate(str(expId))
 
   properties = parameters.get("properties")
   
   for prop in properties.keySet():
        exp.setPropertyValue(prop, properties.get(prop))
- 
-  #server = "smtpserv.uni-tuebingen.de"
-  #fromA = "notification_service@qbis.qbic.uni-tuebingen.de"
-
-  # TODO get emails of space users
-  # Get it via liferay and pass it to this service ?
-  #toA = "mohr@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de"
-  #subject = "Update information for Experiment %s" % expId
-  #text = "Status of Experiment %s has been updated" % expId #, properties.get("Q_CURRENT_STATUS"))
-
-  #msg = MIMEText(text)
-  #msg['From'] = fromA
-  #msg['To'] = toA
-  #msg['Subject'] = subject
-  # check for info@qbic.uni-tuebingen.de
-  #msg['reply-to'] = "mohr@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de"
-
-  #smtpServer = smtplib.SMTP(server)
-  #smtpServer.sendmail(fromA, toA, msg.as_string())
-  #smtpServer.close()
-