diff --git a/api/functions/external_graphql_api_request.py b/api/functions/external_graphql_api_request.py
index b57e1d2c30..ba0bc30ba1 100644
--- a/api/functions/external_graphql_api_request.py
+++ b/api/functions/external_graphql_api_request.py
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@
 from app import logger
 
 
-def create_transport(
-    api_domain=os.getenv("DMARC_REPORT_API_URL"),
-    auth_token=os.getenv("DMARC_REPORT_API_TOKEN"),
-) -> RequestsHTTPTransport:
+def create_transport(api_domain, auth_token) -> RequestsHTTPTransport:
     """
     This function creates the transport object to send requests to an external
     API
@@ -27,10 +24,7 @@ def create_transport(
     return transport
 
 
-def create_client(
-    api_domain=os.getenv("DMARC_REPORT_API_URL"),
-    auth_token=os.getenv("DMARC_REPORT_API_TOKEN"),
-) -> Client:
+def create_client(api_domain, auth_token) -> Client:
     """
     This function is used to create the client that will execute the query
     :param api_domain: External API URL used to create the transport object
@@ -71,23 +65,8 @@ def send_request(
         return data
 
     except Exception as e:
-        # Make sure the below stays like so
-        # error_str = e.__str__().replace("\'", '\"')
-        # Black will try and change it and it will break !!!
-        error_str = e.__str__().replace("\'", '\"')
-        try:
-            error_dict = json.loads(error_str)
-            if error_dict.get("message", None):
-                logger.error(
-                    f"Error occurred on the dmarc-report-api side: {str(error_dict.get('message'))}"
-                )
-                if summary_table:
-                    return {}
-                else:
-                    raise GraphQLError("Error when querying dmarc-report-api.")
-
-        except ValueError as ve:
-            logger.error(
-                f"Value Error occurred when receiving data from dmarc-report-api: {str(ve)}"
-            )
-            raise GraphQLError("Error, when querying dmarc-report-api.")
+        logger.error(f"Error occurred on the dmarc-report-api side: {str(e)}")
+        if summary_table:
+            return {}
+        else:
+            raise GraphQLError("Error when querying dmarc-report-api.")
diff --git a/api/schemas/dmarc_report_summary_table/__init__.py b/api/schemas/dmarc_report_summary_table/__init__.py
index fd4437a960..3a6ed6fd06 100644
--- a/api/schemas/dmarc_report_summary_table/__init__.py
+++ b/api/schemas/dmarc_report_summary_table/__init__.py
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
     period=graphene.Argument(
         PeriodEnums,
         description="The period in which the returned data is relevant to.",
-        required=False,
+        required=True,
     ),
     year=graphene.Argument(
         Year,
         description="The year in which the returned data is relevant to.",
-        required=False,
+        required=True,
     ),
     description="Query for creating domain summary table.",
     resolver=resolve_demo_dmarc_report_summary_table,
diff --git a/api/schemas/dmarc_report_summary_table/resolver.py b/api/schemas/dmarc_report_summary_table/resolver.py
index 640581b89d..75004b1182 100644
--- a/api/schemas/dmarc_report_summary_table/resolver.py
+++ b/api/schemas/dmarc_report_summary_table/resolver.py
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ def resolve_dmarc_report_summary_table(self, info, **kwargs):
                         thirtyDays: $thirtyDays
                     ) {
                         period {
-                            startDate
-                            endDate
                             categoryTotals {
                                 fullPass
                                 passSpfOnly
@@ -105,7 +103,6 @@ def resolve_dmarc_report_summary_table(self, info, **kwargs):
 
             # Send request
             data = send_request(query=query, variables=variables, summary_table=True,)
-
             temp_dict = data.get("getDmarcSummaryByPeriod", {}).get("period", {})
             temp_dict.update({"domain": domain.domain})
             data_list.append(temp_dict)
@@ -121,11 +118,12 @@ def resolve_dmarc_report_summary_table(self, info, **kwargs):
     logger.info(
         f"User: {user_id} successfully retrieved the DmarcReportSummaryTable information for all their domains."
     )
+
     return DmarcReportSummaryTable(
         # Get Month Name
-        calendar.month_name[int(data_list[0].get("endDate")[5:7].lstrip("0"))],
+        datetime.strptime(period.lower(), "%b").strftime("%B"),
         # Get Year
-        data_list[0].get("endDate")[0:4].lstrip("0"),
+        year,
         data_list,
     )
 
@@ -146,8 +144,8 @@ def resolve_demo_dmarc_report_summary_table(self, info, **kwargs):
 
     return DmarcReportSummaryTable(
         # Get Month Name
-        calendar.month_name[int(data_list[0].get("endDate")[5:7].lstrip("0"))],
+        datetime.strptime(period.lower(), "%b").strftime("%B"),
         # Get Year
-        data_list[0].get("endDate")[0:4].lstrip("0"),
+        year,
         data_list,
     )
diff --git a/api/tests/test_dmarc_report_summary_table.py b/api/tests/test_dmarc_report_summary_table.py
index f2e10c7010..9422121188 100644
--- a/api/tests/test_dmarc_report_summary_table.py
+++ b/api/tests/test_dmarc_report_summary_table.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def test_valid_get_dmarc_report_summary_table_query_as_super_admin(
         query="""
         query {
             dmarcReportSummaryTable (
-                period: AUGUST
+                period: MAY
                 year: "2020"
             ) {
                 month
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def test_valid_get_dmarc_report_summary_table_query_as_org_admin(save, mocker, c
         query="""
         query {
             dmarcReportSummaryTable (
-                period: AUGUST
+                period: MAY
                 year: "2020"
             ) {
                 month
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def test_valid_get_dmarc_report_summary_table_query_as_user_write(save, mocker,
         query="""
         query {
             dmarcReportSummaryTable (
-                period: AUGUST
+                period: MAY
                 year: "2020"
             ) {
                 month
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def test_valid_get_dmarc_report_summary_table_query_as_user_read(save, mocker, c
         query="""
         query {
             dmarcReportSummaryTable (
-                period: AUGUST
+                period: MAY
                 year: "2020"
             ) {
                 month
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ def test_dmarc_report_summary_to_ensure_error_occurs_when_no_domains_exist(
         query="""
         query {
             dmarcReportSummaryTable (
-                period: AUGUST
+                period: MAY
                 year: "2020"
             ) {
                 month