diff --git a/code/ddns-lambda.py b/code/ddns-lambda.py
index 8bf68a7..b04e4fe 100755
--- a/code/ddns-lambda.py
+++ b/code/ddns-lambda.py
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ def lambda_handler(
             LOGGER.info("unexpected error. %s\n", str(err) + lineno())
 
 #    else:  # not running so delete the records
-    elif state == 'terminating':
+    elif state == 'terminated':
         try:
 
             # pause 1 before deleting to avoid API limit