diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31bff9d..1741af9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 # cfdns
 
-Sample Ansible role to create/remove CloudFlare DNS records
+Sample Ansible role to create CloudFlare DNS records
 
 ## Requirements
 
-1) See `roles/create-records/vars/sample.yml` for sample DNS zone entry definitions -- change these as desired  
-
-To add a domain, define it in the `domains` list in `play.yml`.  
-
-This will load the correlating file at `roles/create-records/vars/{{domain}}.yml`.  
-
-The symbolic link `./domains` was provided to make these files more accessible, not used for function -- can be removed.  
-
-_TODO_: Load files created here dynamically  
+1) See `roles/defaults/vars.yml` for sample DNS zone entry definitions -- change/remove these as desired  
 
 2) Your CloudFlare email address and API key must be stored in `~/.cloudflare.yml` like so for authentication:  
 ```
diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 07bb4c6..56bf283 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 [defaults]
 nocows=True
-localhost_warning=False
-gathering=smart
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/domains b/domains
index 7fe77e7..9d33abd 120000
--- a/domains
+++ b/domains
@@ -1 +1 @@
-roles/manage-records/vars
\ No newline at end of file
+roles/create-records/vars
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/play.yml b/play.yml
index ce916f7..89e1f37 100644
--- a/play.yml
+++ b/play.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
 - name: create cloudflare dns records
   hosts: localhost
   connection: local
+  gather_facts: smart
   vars:
     domains:
       - sampledomain.local
   tasks:
-    - name: import cloudflare creds
-      include_vars:
-        file: "~/.cloudflare.yml"
-    - name: "manage-records: include role"
+    - name: "enforce state for {{item}}"
       include_role:
-        name: manage-records
+        name: create-records
         vars_from: "{{item}}"
       with_items: "{{domains}}"
diff --git a/roles/manage-records/tasks/main.yml b/roles/create-records/tasks/main.yml
similarity index 56%
rename from roles/manage-records/tasks/main.yml
rename to roles/create-records/tasks/main.yml
index f43aaf5..dbb97db 100644
--- a/roles/manage-records/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/create-records/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 ---
 
-- name: "manage records for ({{ domain }})"
+- name: import cloudflare creds
+  include_vars:
+    file: "~/.cloudflare.yml"
+
+- name: "create records ({{domain}})"
   cloudflare_dns:
     zone: "{{ domain }}"
     record: "{{ record.name }}"
     value: "{{ record.value }}"
     type: "{{ record.type }}"
-    solo: "{{ 'yes' if record.state in ['present'] | default(false) else omit }}"
-    state: "{{ record.state }}" # don't assume / set a default, require explicit instruction
+    solo: yes
+    state: present
     account_email: "{{ cf_email }}"
     account_api_token: "{{ cf_token }}"
   loop: "{{ records }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: record
+  when: (item.state is undefined) or (not item.state == 'absent')
diff --git a/roles/create-records/vars/sample.yml b/roles/create-records/vars/sample.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e406be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/create-records/vars/sample.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+domain: sampledomain.local
+records:
+  - name: 'subdomain'
+    value: '127.0.0.1'
+    type: A
+  - name: 'subdomain'
+    value: '::1'
+    type: AAAA
diff --git a/roles/manage-records/vars/sampledomain.local.yml b/roles/manage-records/vars/sampledomain.local.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index eae1960..0000000
--- a/roles/manage-records/vars/sampledomain.local.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-domain: sampledomain.local
-records:
-  - name: 'subdomain' # create a silly localhost subdomain.sampledomain.local A record (IPv4)
-    value: '127.0.0.1'
-    type: A
-    state: present
-  - name: 'subdomain' # remove equally silly subdomain.sampledomain.local AAAA record (IPv6 local)
-    value: '::1'
-    type: AAAA
-    state: absent