diff --git a/internal/nsupdate/nsupdate.go b/internal/nsupdate/nsupdate.go
index a1c4b36..9451a16 100644
--- a/internal/nsupdate/nsupdate.go
+++ b/internal/nsupdate/nsupdate.go
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ func (c NsUpdateStruct) UpdateTXT(record, recordType, value string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	oldTXT := stdout.String()
+	oldTXT := strings.TrimLeft(strings.TrimRight(stdout.String(), "\n\""), "\"")
+	config.Cfg.Log.Debug("existing record", "record", strings.ReplaceAll(oldTXT, `" "`, ``))
+	config.Cfg.Log.Debug("new record", "record", strings.ReplaceAll(value, `" "`, ``))
 
 	if strings.ReplaceAll(oldTXT, `" "`, ``) != strings.ReplaceAll(value, `" "`, ``) {
 		config.Cfg.Log.Debug("deleting record", "record", record)