diff --git a/bin/pdns-rr-del.sh b/bin/pdns-rr-del.sh
index 6fc358d..979e36f 100755
--- a/bin/pdns-rr-del.sh
+++ b/bin/pdns-rr-del.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if [[ -z $type ]]; then
 fi
 
 # first query to see if zone already exists
-zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output /tmp/$zone --write-out "%{http_code}" -H "X-API-Key: $api_key" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone")
+zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output /dev/null --write-out "%{http_code}" -H "X-API-Key: $api_key" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone?rrsets=false")
 
 if [[ $zone_status = 200 ]]; then
   # verified zone exists, delete record
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if [[ $zone_status = 200 ]]; then
   data="{\"rrsets\":[{\"name\":\"$name\",\"type\":\"$type\",\"changetype\":\"DELETE\",\"records\":[]}]}"
 
   # delete record(s)
-  zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --request PATCH --output "/tmp/$zone" --write-out "%{http_code}" --header "X-API-Key: $api_key" --data "$data" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone")
+  zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --request PATCH --output /dev/null --write-out "%{http_code}" --header "X-API-Key: $api_key" --data "$data" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone")
 
   if [[ $zone_status = 204 ]]; then
     echo "Success. Record(s) for $zone deleted."
@@ -78,5 +78,3 @@ elif [[ $zone_status = 404 ]]; then
 else
   echo "Unexpected http response checking for Zone $zone: $zone_status"
 fi
-
-rm /tmp/$zone
diff --git a/bin/pdns-rr-rep.sh b/bin/pdns-rr-rep.sh
index e9e6ac0..53a8aab 100755
--- a/bin/pdns-rr-rep.sh
+++ b/bin/pdns-rr-rep.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ if [[ -z $ttl ]]; then
 fi
 
 # first query to see if zone already exists
-zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output /tmp/$zone --write-out "%{http_code}" -H "X-API-Key: $api_key" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone")
+zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output /dev/null --write-out "%{http_code}" -H "X-API-Key: $api_key" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone?rrsets=false")
 
 if [[ $zone_status = 200 ]]; then
   # verified zone exists, add record(s)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ if [[ $zone_status = 200 ]]; then
   data="$data}]}"
 
   # add record(s)
-  zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --request PATCH --output "/tmp/$zone" --write-out "%{http_code}" --header "X-API-Key: $api_key" --data "$data" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone")
+  zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --request PATCH --output /dev/null --write-out "%{http_code}" --header "X-API-Key: $api_key" --data "$data" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone")
 
   if [[ $zone_status = 204 ]]; then
     echo "Success. Record(s) for $zone created/updated."
@@ -161,5 +161,3 @@ elif [[ $zone_status = 404 ]]; then
 else
   echo "Unexpected http response checking for Zone $zone: $zone_status"
 fi
-
-rm /tmp/$zone
diff --git a/bin/pdns-zone-add.sh b/bin/pdns-zone-add.sh
index 828d4ec..71d7247 100755
--- a/bin/pdns-zone-add.sh
+++ b/bin/pdns-zone-add.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if [[ -z $zone ]]; then
 fi
 
 # first query to see if zone already exists
-zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output /tmp/$zone.output --write-out "%{http_code}" -H "X-API-Key: $api_key" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone")
+zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output /dev/null --write-out "%{http_code}" -H "X-API-Key: $api_key" "$api_base_url/zones/$zone?rrsets=false")
 
 if [[ $zone_status = 200 ]]; then
   echo Zone $zone already exists.
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ elif [[ $zone_status = 404 ]]; then
   data="$data]}"
 
   # add zone
-  zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --request POST --output "/tmp/$zone.output" --write-out "%{http_code}" --header "X-API-Key: $api_key" --data "$data" "$api_base_url/zones")
+  zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --request POST --output /dev/null --write-out "%{http_code}" --header "X-API-Key: $api_key" --data "$data" "$api_base_url/zones")
 
   if [[ $zone_status = 201 ]]; then
     echo Success. Zone $zone created.
@@ -156,5 +156,3 @@ elif [[ $zone_status = 404 ]]; then
 else
   echo Unexpected http response checking for Zone $zone: $zone_status
 fi
-
-rm /tmp/$zone.output
diff --git a/bin/pdns-zone-del.sh b/bin/pdns-zone-del.sh
index f6ef122..6fb7980 100755
--- a/bin/pdns-zone-del.sh
+++ b/bin/pdns-zone-del.sh
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ -n $execute ]] || pdns::yesno "Delete $zone now?"; then
   echo
-  zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output /tmp/$zone --write-out "%{http_code}" --request DELETE --header "X-API-Key: $api_key" $api_base_url/zones/$zone)
-  rm /tmp/$zone
-
+  zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output /dev/null --write-out "%{http_code}" --request DELETE --header "X-API-Key: $api_key" $api_base_url/zones/$zone)
   if [[ $zone_status = 204 ]]; then
     echo Zone $zone deleted.
   elif [[ $zone_status = 404 ]]; then
diff --git a/bin/pdns-zone-exp.sh b/bin/pdns-zone-exp.sh
index fe29f0c..d728c0e 100755
--- a/bin/pdns-zone-exp.sh
+++ b/bin/pdns-zone-exp.sh
@@ -27,21 +27,20 @@ if [[ -z $zone ]]; then
   exit
 fi
 
-TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d -p /tmp)
+tmpfile=$(mktemp)
 
 # export zone and check http status
-zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output "$TMPDIR/$zone" --write-out "%{http_code}" -H "X-API-Key: $api_key" $api_base_url/zones/$zone/export)
+zone_status=$(/usr/bin/curl --silent --output "$tmpfile" --write-out "%{http_code}" -H "X-API-Key: $api_key" $api_base_url/zones/$zone/export)
 
 if [[ $zone_status = 200 ]]; then
   # return zone level records
-  sed -e 's/\t/|/g' $TMPDIR/$zone|column -t -s \| |grep ^$zone.
+  sed -e 's/\t/|/g' $tmpfile|column -t -s \| |grep ^$zone.
   # return subdomain records
-  sed -e 's/\t/|/g' $TMPDIR/$zone|column -t -s \| |grep -v ^$zone.
+  sed -e 's/\t/|/g' $tmpfile|column -t -s \| |grep -v ^$zone.
 elif [[ $zone_status = 404 ]]; then
   echo 404 Not Found, $zone does not exist
 else
   echo Unexecpted http response checking for existence of zone $zone: $zone_status
 fi
 
-rm $TMPDIR/$zone
-rmdir $TMPDIR
+rm $tmpfile