diff --git a/update-record.py b/update-record.py
index 399a89c..f4a7c91 100755
--- a/update-record.py
+++ b/update-record.py
@@ -71,17 +71,19 @@
 			ret = None
 		# end if
 	else:
-		if (subId < 0):
+		if (not args.update or subId < 0):
 			ret = inwx_conn.nameserver.createRecord({'domain': domain, 'name': sub, 'type': args.record_type, 'content': str(args.content), 'ttl': args.ttl})
+			if (verbose):
+				print('create: ' + str(ret))
+			# end if
 		else:
 			ret = inwx_conn.nameserver.updateRecord({'id': subId, 'type': args.record_type, 'content': str(args.content), 'ttl': args.ttl})
+			if (verbose):
+				print('update: ' + str(ret))
+			# end if
 		# end if
 	# end if
 
-	if (verbose):
-		print('update/create: ' + str(ret))
-	# end if
-
 # end main
 
 
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@
 	parser.add_argument('content', metavar='content', nargs='?', default=None, help='ip or string to fill into sub domain entry')
 	parser.add_argument('-r', '--record-type', metavar='type', required=True, choices=['A', 'AAAA', 'TXT', 'CNAME', 'TLSA'], help='record type (A, AAAA, TXT, CNAME, TLSA)')
 	parser.add_argument('--delete', action='store_true', required=False, help='delete existing record')
+	parser.add_argument('-u', '--update', action='store_true', required=False, help='update existing record if it exists')
 
 	parser.add_argument('-c', '--config_file', metavar='path', default='./conf.cfg', help='path to configuration file')
 	parser.add_argument('-t', '--ttl', default=3600, type=int, help='TTL (time to live) of the nameserver record in seconds (default 3600)')