diff --git a/dyndns/daemon.go b/dyndns/daemon.go
index cddfc62..ab61d45 100644
--- a/dyndns/daemon.go
+++ b/dyndns/daemon.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+	"net"
 
 	"git.darkcloud.ca/kevin/name-dyndns/api"
 	"git.darkcloud.ca/kevin/name-dyndns/log"
@@ -28,24 +29,30 @@ func contains(c api.Config, val string) bool {
 }
 
 func updateDNSRecord(a api.API, domain, recordID string, newRecord api.DNSRecord) error {
-	log.Logger.Printf("Deleting DNS record for %s.\n", newRecord.Name)
-	err := a.DeleteDNSRecord(domain, newRecord.RecordID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	addr := net.ParseIP(record.Content)
 
-	log.Logger.Printf("Creating DNS record for %s: %s\n", newRecord.Name, newRecord)
+	if addr != nil {
+		log.Logger.Printf("Deleting DNS record for %s.\n", newRecord.Name)
+		err := a.DeleteDNSRecord(domain, newRecord.RecordID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	// Remove the domain from the DNSRecord name.
-	// This is an unfortunate inconsistency from the API
-	// implementation (returns full name, but only requires host)
-	if newRecord.Name == domain {
-		newRecord.Name = ""
+		log.Logger.Printf("Creating DNS record for %s: %s\n", newRecord.Name, newRecord)
+
+		// Remove the domain from the DNSRecord name.
+		// This is an unfortunate inconsistency from the API
+		// implementation (returns full name, but only requires host)
+		if newRecord.Name == domain {
+			newRecord.Name = ""
+		} else {
+			newRecord.Name = strings.TrimSuffix(newRecord.Name, fmt.Sprintf(".%s", domain))
+		}
+
+		return a.CreateDNSRecord(domain, newRecord)
 	} else {
-		newRecord.Name = strings.TrimSuffix(newRecord.Name, fmt.Sprintf(".%s", domain))
+		log.Logger.Printf("Unable to parse IP: %s\n", newRecord)
 	}
-
-	return a.CreateDNSRecord(domain, newRecord)
 }
 
 func runConfig(c api.Config, daemon bool) {