diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_curanet.sh b/dnsapi/dns_curanet.sh
index ef6b0dc3..4b39f365 100644
--- a/dnsapi/dns_curanet.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_curanet.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ dns_curanet_rm() {
   fi
 
   recordid=$(echo "$response" | _egrep_o "{\"id\":[0-9]+,\"name\":\"$fulldomain\",\"type\":\"TXT\",\"ttl\":60,\"priority\":0,\"data\":\"..$txtvalue" | _egrep_o "id\":[0-9]+" | cut -c 5-)
+
+  if [ -z "$recordid" ]; then
+    _err "Unable to get recordid"
+    _debug "regex {\"id\":[0-9]+,\"name\":\"$fulldomain\",\"type\":\"TXT\",\"ttl\":60,\"priority\":0,\"data\":\"..$txtvalue"
+    _debug "response $response"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
   _debug "Deleting recordID $recordid"
   response="$(_post "" "$CURANET_REST_URL/${_domain}/Records/$recordid" "" "DELETE")"
   return 0