diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_1984hosting.sh b/dnsapi/dns_1984hosting.sh
index 0a562605..cb60651d 100755
--- a/dnsapi/dns_1984hosting.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_1984hosting.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dns_1984hosting_rm() {
 
   _htmlget "$url/$_zone_id" "$_sub_domain"
   _debug2 _response "$_response"
-  entry_id="$(echo "$_response" | _egrep_o 'entry_[0-9]+' | sed 's/entry_//')"
+  entry_id="$(echo "$_response" | _egrep_o 'entry_[0-9]+' | sed 's/entry_//' | _head_n 1)"
   _debug2 entry_id "$entry_id"
   if [ -z "$entry_id" ]; then
     _err "Error getting TXT entry_id for $1"