diff --git a/apps/web/prisma/migrations/20250819065902_reset_dmarc_status/migration.sql b/apps/web/prisma/migrations/20250819065902_reset_dmarc_status/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e736b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/prisma/migrations/20250819065902_reset_dmarc_status/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Reset all dmarcAdded to false since previous verification logic was incorrect
+-- DMARC should be checked on main domain, not subdomain
+UPDATE "Domain" SET "dmarcAdded" = false WHERE "dmarcAdded" = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/(dashboard)/domains/[domainId]/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/(dashboard)/domains/[domainId]/page.tsx
index 2ed57e2..0b57183 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/(dashboard)/domains/[domainId]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/(dashboard)/domains/[domainId]/page.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default function DomainItemPage({
     {
       refetchInterval: (q) => (q?.state.data?.isVerifying ? 10000 : false),
       refetchIntervalInBackground: true,
-    }
+    },
   );
 
   const verifyQuery = api.domain.startVerification.useMutation();
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default function DomainItemPage({
         onSettled: () => {
           domainQuery.refetch();
         },
-      }
+      },
     );
   };
 
@@ -194,11 +194,9 @@ export default function DomainItemPage({
                   <TableCell>
                     <div className="flex gap-2 items-center">
                       <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                        (optional)
+                        (recommended)
                       </span>
-                      <TextWithCopyButton
-                        value={`_dmarc.${domainQuery.data?.subdomain || domainQuery.data?.name}`}
-                      />
+                      <TextWithCopyButton value="_dmarc" />
                     </div>
                   </TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="">
@@ -234,7 +232,7 @@ const DomainSettings: React.FC<{ domain: Domain }> = ({ domain }) => {
   const utils = api.useUtils();
 
   const [clickTracking, setClickTracking] = React.useState(
-    domain.clickTracking
+    domain.clickTracking,
   );
   const [openTracking, setOpenTracking] = React.useState(domain.openTracking);
 
@@ -247,7 +245,7 @@ const DomainSettings: React.FC<{ domain: Domain }> = ({ domain }) => {
           utils.domain.invalidate();
           toast.success("Click tracking updated");
         },
-      }
+      },
     );
   }
 
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@ const DomainSettings: React.FC<{ domain: Domain }> = ({ domain }) => {
           utils.domain.invalidate();
           toast.success("Open tracking updated");
         },
-      }
+      },
     );
   }
   return (
diff --git a/apps/web/src/server/service/domain-service.ts b/apps/web/src/server/service/domain-service.ts
index 3052eea..84cffe2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/server/service/domain-service.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/server/service/domain-service.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export async function createDomain(
   teamId: number,
   name: string,
   region: string,
-  sesTenantId?: string
+  sesTenantId?: string,
 ) {
   const domainStr = tldts.getDomain(name);
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export async function getDomain(id: number) {
   if (domain.isVerifying) {
     const domainIdentity = await ses.getDomainIdentity(
       domain.name,
-      domain.region
+      domain.region,
     );
 
     const dkimStatus = domainIdentity.DkimAttributes?.Status;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export async function getDomain(id: number) {
     const verificationStatus = domainIdentity.VerificationStatus;
     const lastCheckedTime =
       domainIdentity.VerificationInfo?.LastCheckedTimestamp;
-    const _dmarcRecord = await getDmarcRecord(domain.name);
+    const _dmarcRecord = await getDmarcRecord(tldts.getDomain(domain.name)!);
     const dmarcRecord = _dmarcRecord?.[0]?.[0];
 
     domain = await db.domain.update({
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export async function getDomain(id: number) {
 
 export async function updateDomain(
   id: number,
-  data: { clickTracking?: boolean; openTracking?: boolean }
+  data: { clickTracking?: boolean; openTracking?: boolean },
 ) {
   return db.domain.update({
     where: { id },
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export async function deleteDomain(id: number) {
   const deleted = await ses.deleteDomain(
     domain.name,
     domain.region,
-    domain.sesTenantId ?? undefined
+    domain.sesTenantId ?? undefined,
   );
 
   if (!deleted) {