diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 14b1abd..d2b0214 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ export class Smartdns {
       if (runCycles < cyclesArg) {
         runCycles++;
         try {
-          const myRecordArray = await this.getRecord(recordNameArg, recordTypeArg);
+          const myRecordArray = await this.getRecordWithNodeDNS(recordNameArg, recordTypeArg);
           const myRecord = myRecordArray[0].value;
           if (myRecord === expectedValue) {
+            console.log(`smartdns: .checkUntilAvailable() verified that wanted >>>${recordTypeArg}<<< record exists for >>>${recordNameArg}<<< with value >>>${expectedValue}<<<`);
             return true;
           } else {
             await plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(intervalArg);
@@ -69,7 +70,9 @@ export class Smartdns {
           return await doCheck();
         }
       } else {
-        console.log('failed permanently...');
+        console.log(
+          `smartdns: .checkUntilAvailable() failed permanently for ${recordNameArg} with value ${recordTypeArg} - ${expectedValue}...`
+        );
         return false;
       }
     };
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ export class Smartdns {
     recordNameArg: string,
     recordTypeArg: plugins.tsclass.network.TDnsRecordType
   ): Promise<plugins.tsclass.network.IDnsRecord[]> {
+    this.setNodeDnsProvider('cloudflare');
     const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<plugins.tsclass.network.IDnsRecord[]>();
     plugins.dns.resolve(recordNameArg, recordTypeArg, (err, recordsArg) => {
       if (err) {
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@ export class Smartdns {
       for (const recordKey in recordsArg) {
         returnArray.push({
           name: recordNameArg,
-          value: recordsArg[recordKey],
+          value: recordsArg[recordKey][0],
           type: recordTypeArg,
           dnsSecEnabled: false
         });
@@ -169,14 +173,16 @@ export class Smartdns {
    * set the DNS provider
    */
   public setNodeDnsProvider(dnsProvider: TDnsProvider) {
-    console.log(
-      `Warning: Setting the nodejs dns authority to ${dnsProvider}. Only do this if you know what you are doing.`
-    );
-    if (dnsProvider === 'google') {
+    if (!this.dnsServerIp) {
+      console.log(
+        `Warning: Setting the nodejs dns authority to ${dnsProvider}. Only do this if you know what you are doing.`
+      );
+    }
+    if (dnsProvider === 'google' && this.dnsServerIp !== '8.8.8.8') {
       this.dnsServerIp = '8.8.8.8';
       this.dnsServerPort = 53;
       plugins.dns.setServers(['8.8.8.8', '8.8.4.4']);
-    } else if (dnsProvider === 'cloudflare') {
+    } else if (dnsProvider === 'cloudflare' && this.dnsServerIp !== '1.1.1.1') {
       this.dnsServerIp = '1.1.1.1';
       this.dnsServerPort = 53;
       plugins.dns.setServers(['1.1.1.1', '1.0.0.1']);