diff --git a/update-record.py b/update-record.py
index 8de2d04..519056a 100755
--- a/update-record.py
+++ b/update-record.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	if (mode == "delete" or mode == "update"):
 		recordFound = False
 		for r in records:
-			if (r['name'] == args.domain and r['type'] == record_type):
+			if (r['name'] == domain and r['type'] == record_type):
 				recordFound = True
 				if (verbose):
 					print('entry:', r)
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@
 				# delete entry
 				if (mode == "delete"):
 					# if content is not none: delete only entry with given content.
-					if (args.content != None and r['content'] != content):
+					if (content != None and r['content'] != content):
 						continue
 
 					ret = errorCheck(api_client.call_api(api_method='nameserver.deleteRecord', method_params={'id': r['id']}))
 					if (verbose):
 						print('delete:', ret)
 				# update entry
-				elif (args.update):
+				elif (mode == "update"):
 					ret = errorCheck(api_client.call_api(api_method='nameserver.updateRecord', method_params={'id': r['id'], 'type': record_type, 'content': content, 'ttl': ttl}))
 					if (verbose):
 						print('update:', ret)