diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index f2496e6..4148889 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 AJ ONeal <coolaj86@gmail.com> (https://coolaj86.com/)
+Aneem Patrabansha <aneempp@gmail.com> (https://aneem.com.np)
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 00b99bd..d3a9022 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -12,20 +12,23 @@ module.exports.create = function(config) {
 	var baseUrl = config.baseUrl || defaults.baseUrl;
 	var authtoken = config.token;
 
+	function api(method, path, form) {
+		return request({
+			method: method,
+			url: baseUrl + path,
+			headers: {
+				Authorization: 'Bearer ' + authtoken,
+				'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+			},
+			json: true,
+			form: form
+		});
+	}
+
 	var helpers = {
 		getZonenames: function(/*opts*/) {
 			// { dnsHosts: [ xxxx.foo.example.com ] }
-			var url = baseUrl + '/v2/domains/';
-
-			return request({
-				method: 'GET',
-				url: url,
-				headers: {
-					Authorization: 'Bearer ' + authtoken,
-					'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-				},
-				json: true
-			}).then(function(resp) {
+			return api('GET', '/v2/domains/').then(function(resp) {
 				return resp.body.domains.map(function(x) {
 					return x.name;
 				});
@@ -35,20 +38,13 @@ module.exports.create = function(config) {
 			// data:{dnsPrefix:"_88-acme-challenge-0e.foo",zone:"example.com",txt:"_cdZWaclIbkP1qYpMkZIURTK--ydQIK6d9axFmftWz0"}
 			var dnsPrefix = data.dnsPrefix;
 			var txt = data.txt;
-			var url = baseUrl + '/v2/domains/' + data.zone + '/records';
 
 			// Digital ocean provides the api to fetch records by ID. Since we do not have id, we fetch all the records,
 			// filter the required TXT record
 
-			return request({
-				method: 'GET',
-				url: url,
-				json: true,
-				headers: {
-					Authorization: 'Bearer ' + authtoken,
-					'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-				}
-			}).then(function(resp) {
+			return api('GET', '/v2/domains/' + data.zone + '/records').then(function(
+				resp
+			) {
 				resp = resp.body;
 				var entries =
 					resp &&
@@ -69,25 +65,13 @@ module.exports.create = function(config) {
 		set: function(data) {
 			var ch = data.challenge;
 			var txt = ch.dnsAuthorization;
-			var url = baseUrl + '/v2/domains/' + ch.dnsZone + '/records';
 
 			// console.info('Adding TXT', data);
-			return request({
-				method: 'POST',
-				url: url,
-				headers: {
-					Authorization: 'Bearer ' + authtoken,
-					'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-				},
-				json: {
-					type: 'TXT',
-					// Note: dnsPrefix != dnsHost.split('.')[0]
-					// _greenlock-dryrun-2277.bar.foo.example.com => _greenlock-dryrun-2277.bar.foo
-					name: ch.dnsPrefix,
-					data: txt,
-					// Note: set a LOW ttl so that responses are not cached so long
-					ttl: 300
-				}
+			return api('POST', '/v2/domains/' + ch.dnsZone + '/records', {
+				type: 'TXT',
+				name: ch.dnsPrefix,
+				data: txt,
+				ttl: 300
 			}).then(function(resp) {
 				resp = resp.body;
 				if (resp && resp.domain_record && resp.domain_record.data === txt) {
@@ -112,14 +96,10 @@ module.exports.create = function(config) {
 					var url =
 						baseUrl + '/v2/domains/' + ch.dnsZone + '/records/' + txtRecord.id;
 
-					return request({
-						method: 'DELETE',
-						url: url,
-						headers: {
-							Authorization: 'Bearer ' + authtoken,
-							'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-						}
-					}).then(function(resp) {
+					return api(
+						'DELETE',
+						'/v2/domains/' + ch.dnsZone + '/records/' + txtRecord.id
+					).then(function(resp) {
 						resp = resp.body;
 						return true;
 					});