diff --git a/bin/vmail-domains-add.sh b/bin/vmail-domains-add.sh
index aa30f5c..41a5ba1 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-domains-add.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-domains-add.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ while getopts "hl:q:s:" opt; do
   esac
 done
 
+# set initial db query data
+dbcmd="mysql --defaults-extra-file=$MYSQL_CONNECTION_INFO_FILE"
+dbcmdopts=" -s -r -N -e"
+dbquery="SELECT * from vm_domains"
+
 # check if vmail domain dir exits
 if [ -d $VMAIL_DIR/$domain ]; then
   echo "ERROR: Directory $VMAIL_DIR/$domain already exists."
@@ -71,13 +76,15 @@ if [ -d $VMAIL_DIR/$domain ]; then
 fi
 
 # check if domain exists in vmail database
-rowcount=`mysql --defaults-extra-file=$MYSQL_CONNECTION_INFO_FILE -s -r -N -e "SELECT COUNT(*) from vm_domains WHERE domain='$domain';"`
+dbquery="SELECT COUNT(*) from vm_domains WHERE domain='$domain';";
+rowcount=`$dbcmd $dbcmdopts "$dbquery"`
 if [ "$rowcount" -eq '0' ] ; then
   # looks good, build SQL
+  dbquery="INSERT INTO vm_domains SET domain='$domain'";
   cmd="mysql --defaults-extra-file=$MYSQL_CONNECTION_INFO_FILE -e \"INSERT INTO vm_domains SET domain='$domain'\""
   if [ ! -z "$status" ] ; then
     if [ "$status" == 0 ] || [ "$status" == 1 ]; then
-      cmd="$cmd, status='$status'"
+      dbquery="$dbquery, status='$status'"
     else
       echo "ERROR: status (-s) must be 1 or 0"
       exit 1
@@ -85,9 +92,9 @@ if [ "$rowcount" -eq '0' ] ; then
   fi
   if [ ! -z "$limit" ] ; then
     if [[ "$limit" == "NULL" ]]; then
-      cmd="$cmd, mbox_limit=NULL"
+      dbquery="$dbquery, mbox_limit=NULL"
     elif [[ "$limit" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-      cmd="$cmd, mbox_limit='$limit'"
+      dbquery="$dbquery, mbox_limit='$limit'"
     else
       echo "ERROR: limit (-l) must numeric or NULL"
       exit 1
@@ -95,23 +102,23 @@ if [ "$rowcount" -eq '0' ] ; then
   fi
   if [ ! -z "$quota" ] ; then
     if [[ "$quota" == "NULL" ]]; then
-      cmd="$cmd, mbox_quota_default=NULL"
+      dbquery="$dbquery, mbox_quota_default=NULL"
     elif [[ "$quota" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-      cmd="$cmd, mbox_quota_default='$quota'"
+      dbquery="$dbquery, mbox_quota_default='$quota'"
     else
       echo "ERROR: quota (-q) must numeric or NULL"
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
-  cmd="$cmd;"
+  dbquery="$dbquery;"
   # add domain to vmail database
-  echo $cmd
+  eval $dbcmd $dbcmdopts "\"$dbquery\""
   # create vmail directory for domain
   if [ ! -d "$VMAIL_DIR" ] ; then
-    echo "install -o vmail -g vmail -m 750 -d $VMAIL_DIR"
+    install -o vmail -g vmail -m 750 -d $VMAIL_DIR
   fi
   if [ ! -d "$VMAIL_DIR/$domain" ] ; then
-    echo "install -o vmail -g vmail -m 750 -d $VMAIL_DIR/$domain"
+    install -o vmail -g vmail -m 750 -d $VMAIL_DIR/$domain
   fi
 elif [ "$rowcount" -eq '1' ] ; then
   echo "ERROR: $domain already exists in vmail database."