diff --git a/app/fax/fax_emails.php b/app/fax/fax_emails.php
index f89f44feb3..68790fd13e 100644
--- a/app/fax/fax_emails.php
+++ b/app/fax/fax_emails.php
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ if (is_array($result) && @sizeof($result) != 0) {
 	$event_socket['password'] = $row['event_socket_password'];
 	unset($sql, $row);
 
-	$fax_send_mode_default = $_SESSION['fax']['send_mode']['text'];
-	if(strlen($fax_send_mode_default) == 0){
-		$fax_send_mode_default = 'direct';
-	}
 	$fax_cover_font_default = $_SESSION['fax']['cover_font']['text'];
 
 	$fax_allowed_extension_default = arr_to_map($_SESSION['fax']['allowed_extension']);
@@ -105,18 +101,13 @@ if (is_array($result) && @sizeof($result) != 0) {
 		$_SESSION = $default_settings;
 		load_domain_settings($domain_uuid);
 
-		$fax_send_mode = $_SESSION['fax']['send_mode']['text'];
-		if(strlen($fax_send_mode) == 0){
-			$fax_send_mode = $fax_send_mode_default;
-		}
-
 		$fax_cover_font = $_SESSION['fax']['cover_font']['text'];
 		if(strlen($fax_cover_font) == 0){
 			$fax_cover_font = $fax_cover_font_default;
 		}
 
 		$fax_allowed_extension = arr_to_map($_SESSION['fax']['allowed_extension']);
-		if($fax_allowed_extension == false){
+		if($fax_allowed_extension == false) {
 			$fax_allowed_extension = $fax_allowed_extension_default;
 		}
 
@@ -241,7 +232,7 @@ if (is_array($result) && @sizeof($result) != 0) {
 						$fax_message = str_replace("\r\n\r\n", "\r\n", $fax_message);
 					}
 
-					// set fax directory (used for pdf creation - cover and/or attachments)
+					//set fax directory (used for pdf creation - cover and/or attachments)
 					$fax_dir = $_SESSION['switch']['storage']['dir'].'/fax'.(($domain_name != '') ? '/'.$domain_name : null);
 
 					//handle attachments (if any)
@@ -252,11 +243,11 @@ if (is_array($result) && @sizeof($result) != 0) {
 							$fax_file_extension = pathinfo($attachment['name'], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
 
 							//block unknown files
-								if ($fax_file_extension == '') {continue; }
+								if ($fax_file_extension == '') { continue; }
 							//block unauthorized files
 								if (!$fax_allowed_extension['.' . $fax_file_extension]) { continue; } 
 							//support only attachments
-								//if($attachment['disposition'] != 'attachment'){ continue; } 
+								//if($attachment['disposition'] != 'attachment') { continue; } 
 
 							//store attachment in local fax temp folder
 								$uuid_filename = uuid();
@@ -285,7 +276,7 @@ if (is_array($result) && @sizeof($result) != 0) {
 					$cwd = getcwd();
 					$included = true;
 					require("fax_send.php");
-					if($cwd){
+					if($cwd) {
 						chdir($cwd);
 					}