diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_linode_v4.sh b/dnsapi/dns_linode_v4.sh
index d0545938..390ec0d8 100755
--- a/dnsapi/dns_linode_v4.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_linode_v4.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ _get_root() {
       return 1
     fi
 
-   _debug "Querying Linode APIv4 for subdomain: $h"
+   _debug "Querying Linode APIv4 for hosted zone: $h"
     if _H4="X-Filter: {\"domain\":\"$h\"}" _rest GET; then
       _debug "Got response from API: $response"
       response="$(echo "$response" | tr -d "\n" | tr '{' "|" | sed 's/|/&{/g' | tr "|" "\n")"