diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_plesk.sh b/dnsapi/dns_plesk.sh
index 1a5647b5..963d8bd3 100644
--- a/dnsapi/dns_plesk.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_plesk.sh
@@ -15,29 +15,16 @@ dns_plesk_add() {
   fulldomain=$1
   txtvalue=$2
 
-  PLESK_Host="${CF_Key:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Host)}"
-  PLESK_User="${CF_Key:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable PLESK_User)}"
-  PLESK_Password="${CF_Key:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Password)}"
-
-  if [ -z "$PLESK_Host" ] || [ -z "$PLESK_User" ] || [ -z "$PLESK_Password"]; then
-    PLESK_Host=""
-    PLESK_User=""
-    PLESK_Password=""
-    _err "You didn't specify a plesk credentials yet."
-    _err "Please create the key and try again."
+  if ! init_config; then
     return 1
   fi
 
-  #save the api key and email to the account conf file.
-  _saveaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Host "$PLESK_Host"
-  _saveaccountconf_mutable PLESK_User "$PLESK_User"
-  _saveaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Password "$PLESK_Password"
- 
   _debug "First detect the root zone"
   if ! _get_root "$fulldomain"; then
     _err "invalid domain"
     return 1
   fi
+  
   _debug _domain_id "$_domain_id"
   _debug _sub_domain "$_sub_domain"
   _debug _domain "$_domain"
@@ -52,11 +39,31 @@ dns_plesk_rm() {
   fulldomain=$1
   txtvalue=$2
 
-  PLESK_Host="${CF_Key:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Host)}"
-  PLESK_User="${CF_Key:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable PLESK_User)}"
-  PLESK_Password="${CF_Key:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Password)}"
+  if ! init_config; then
+    return 1
+  fi
 
-  if [ -z "$PLESK_Host" ] || [ -z "$PLESK_User" ] || [ -z "$PLESK_Password"]; then
+  _debug "First detect the root zone"
+  if ! _get_root "$fulldomain"; then
+    _err "invalid domain"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  
+  _debug _domain_id "$_domain_id"
+  _debug _sub_domain "$_sub_domain"
+  _debug _domain "$_domain"
+
+  _info "Remove record"
+  del_txt_record $_domain_id $fulldomain
+}
+
+####################  Private functions below ##################################
+function init_config(){
+  PLESK_Host="${PLESK_Host:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Host)}"
+  PLESK_User="${PLESK_User:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable PLESK_User)}"
+  PLESK_Password="${PLESK_Password:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Password)}"
+
+  if [ -z "$PLESK_Host" ] || [ -z "$PLESK_User" ] || [ -z "$PLESK_Password" ]; then
     PLESK_Host=""
     PLESK_User=""
     PLESK_Password=""
@@ -69,21 +76,9 @@ dns_plesk_rm() {
   _saveaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Host "$PLESK_Host"
   _saveaccountconf_mutable PLESK_User "$PLESK_User"
   _saveaccountconf_mutable PLESK_Password "$PLESK_Password"
-  
-  _debug "First detect the root zone"
-  if ! _get_root "$fulldomain"; then
-    _err "invalid domain"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  _debug _domain_id "$_domain_id"
-  _debug _sub_domain "$_sub_domain"
-  _debug _domain "$_domain"
-
-  _info "Remove record"
-  del_txt_record $_domain_id $fulldomain
+ 
 }
-
-
+  
 function plesk_api() {
     local request="$1"
 
@@ -106,9 +101,9 @@ function add_txt_record() {
     plesk_api $request
 
     if ! _contains "${response}" '<status>ok</status>'; then
-        return 1
+      return 1
     fi
-    return 0
+      return 0
 }
 
 function del_txt_record() {
@@ -137,6 +132,7 @@ function del_txt_record() {
     return 0
 }
 
+#fetches the domain list for the given account
 function get_domain_list() {
   local request='<packet><customer><get-domain-list><filter></filter></get-domain-list></customer></packet>'
   
@@ -148,10 +144,11 @@ function get_domain_list() {
 
   _plesk_domain_names=($(echo "${response}" | sed -nr 's_<name>(.*)</name>_\1_p'));
   _plesk_domain_ids=($(echo "${response}"| sed -nr 's_<id>(.*)</id>_\1_p'));
-  _plesk_domain_ids=("${_plesk_domain_ids[@]:1}")
+  _plesk_domain_ids=("${_plesk_domain_ids[@]:1}") #remove first entry because it is the customer id
   
 }
 
+#fetches all dns records fo rthe given sit
 function get_dns_record_list() {
   local siteid=$1
   local request="<packet><dns><get_rec><filter><site-id>$siteid</site-id></filter></get_rec></dns></packet>"
@@ -166,21 +163,7 @@ function get_dns_record_list() {
   _plesk_dns_ids=($(echo "${response}"| sed -nr 's_<id>(.*)</id>_\1_p'));
   
 }
-
- #urls=($(sed -nr 's_<id>(.*)</id>_\1_p' resp.txt)); echo ${urls[@]}
-
-#domain.com
-#returns
-# _plesk_site_id=22
-function get_site_id() {
-    local site_name=$1
-    request="<packet><site><get><filter><name>$site_name</name></filter><dataset><gen_info/></dataset></get></site></packet>"
-    plesk_api $request
-    echo $resonse
-    _plesk_site_id="$(echo $response | grep -Po '(?<=<id>).*?(?=</id>)')"
-    return 0
-}
-
+ 
 #_acme-challenge.www.domain.com
 #returns
 # _sub_domain=_acme-challenge.www