diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_1984hosting.sh b/dnsapi/dns_1984hosting.sh
index fafd9e8d..d011f334 100755
--- a/dnsapi/dns_1984hosting.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_1984hosting.sh
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ dns_1984hosting_rm() {
 
   _debug "Delete $fulldomain TXT record"
   
+  _url="https://management.1984hosting.com/domains" 
   _get_zone_id "$@"
 
-  _htmlget "$url/$_zone_id" "$_sub_domain"
+  _htmlget "$_url/$_zone_id" "$_sub_domain"
   _debug2 _response "$_response"
   entry_id="$(echo "$_response" | _egrep_o 'entry_[0-9]+' | sed 's/entry_//')"
   _debug2 entry_id "$entry_id"
@@ -216,9 +217,7 @@ _get_root() {
 #domain.com
 #returns zone id for domain.com
 _get_zone_id() {
-  url="https://management.1984hosting.com/domains"
-
-  _htmlget "$url" "$_domain"
+  _htmlget "$_url" "$_domain"
   _debug2 _response "$_response"
   _zone_id="$(echo "$_response" | _egrep_o 'zone\/[0-9]+')"
   _debug2 _zone_id "$_zone_id"