diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_gcloud.sh b/dnsapi/dns_gcloud.sh
index c2ead9a9..ebbeecf2 100755
--- a/dnsapi/dns_gcloud.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_gcloud.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ _dns_gcloud_execute_tr() {
 }
 
 _dns_gcloud_remove_rrs() {
-  if ! xargs --no-run-if-empty gcloud dns record-sets transaction remove \
+  if ! xargs -r gcloud dns record-sets transaction remove \
     --name="$fulldomain." \
     --ttl="$ttl" \
     --type=TXT \
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ _dns_gcloud_remove_rrs() {
 
 _dns_gcloud_add_rrs() {
   ttl=60
-  if ! xargs --no-run-if-empty gcloud dns record-sets transaction add \
+  if ! xargs -r gcloud dns record-sets transaction add \
     --name="$fulldomain." \
     --ttl="$ttl" \
     --type=TXT \