diff --git a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/increment_flatten b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/increment_flatten
index c1353bb5ac9..3d867b519ac 100755
--- a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/increment_flatten
+++ b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/increment_flatten
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ begin
 
     snaps = image.snapshots.first(image.snapshots.size - image.keep_last + 1)
 
-    xml = REXML::Document.new(action).root.elements
+    xml = REXML::Document.new(action).root
 
-    base_path  = xml['DATASTORE/BASE_PATH'].text
-    rsync_user = xml['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_USER']&.text || 'oneadmin'
-    rsync_host = xml['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_HOST'].text
+    base_path  = xml.elements['DATASTORE/BASE_PATH'].text
+    rsync_user = xml.elements['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_USER']&.text || 'oneadmin'
+    rsync_host = xml.elements['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_HOST'].text
 rescue StandardError => e
     STDERR.puts e.full_message
     exit(-1)
diff --git a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/restore b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/restore
index 3192f3e96a4..6e810fee010 100755
--- a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/restore
+++ b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/restore
@@ -77,20 +77,20 @@ begin
 
     image = TransferManager::BackupImage.new(action)
 
-    xml = REXML::Document.new(action).root.elements
+    xml = REXML::Document.new(action).root
 
-    ds_id      = xml['DATASTORE/ID'].text.to_i
-    base_path  = xml['DATASTORE/BASE_PATH'].text
-    rsync_user = xml['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_USER']&.text || 'oneadmin'
-    rsync_host = xml['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_HOST'].text
+    ds_id      = xml.elements['DATASTORE/ID'].text.to_i
+    base_path  = xml.elements['DATASTORE/BASE_PATH'].text
+    rsync_user = xml.elements['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_USER']&.text || 'oneadmin'
+    rsync_host = xml.elements['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_HOST'].text
 rescue StandardError => e
     STDERR.puts "Missing datastore or image attributes: #{e.message}"
     exit(-1)
 end
 
 begin
-    username  = xml['TEMPLATE/USERNAME'].text
-    dst_ds_id = xml['DESTINATION_DS_ID'].text.to_i
+    username  = xml.elements['TEMPLATE/USERNAME'].text
+    dst_ds_id = xml.elements['DESTINATION_DS_ID'].text.to_i
 rescue StandardError
     STDERR.puts 'Cannot find USERNAME / DESTINATION_DS_ID'
     exit(-1)
diff --git a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/rm b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/rm
index 2720a72d2b9..461bb9660a9 100755
--- a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/rm
+++ b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/rsync/rm
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ begin
 
     image = TransferManager::BackupImage.new action
 
-    xml = REXML::Document.new(action).root.elements
+    xml = REXML::Document.new(action).root
 
-    base_path  = xml['DATASTORE/BASE_PATH'].text
-    rsync_user = xml['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_USER']&.text || 'oneadmin'
-    rsync_host = xml['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_HOST'].text
+    base_path  = xml.elements['DATASTORE/BASE_PATH'].text
+    rsync_user = xml.elements['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_USER']&.text || 'oneadmin'
+    rsync_host = xml.elements['DATASTORE/TEMPLATE/RSYNC_HOST'].text
 rescue StandardError => e
     STDERR.puts e.full_message
     exit(-1)