diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d934845..b93058d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ It is intended to be used by ungleich engineers and skilled customers.
 
 ## Requirements / Installation
 
-* ensure you have **python3** and **pipenv**
+* ensure you have python3
 * git clone this repo
 * cd into this repo
 * run the following command
 ```
-pipenv install
-pipenv shell
+sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
 ## Usage general
@@ -53,11 +52,6 @@ ungleich account --create-user <username> --name <firstname> --lastname <lastnam
 
 ### Usage: SSH Key
 
-Requires you to have
-https://code.ungleich.ch/ungleich-public/ungleich-ssh-keys/ checked
-out in ~/vcs/ungleich-ssh-keys
-
-
 ```
 ungleich sshkey  --key raul.ascencio --host dev.raul.ungleich.cloud
 ```
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d1c8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+git+https://github.com/apixu/apixu-python.git@master#egg=apixu
diff --git a/ungleich_dns.py b/ungleich_dns.py
index 85eb6bd..86b9dbe 100644
--- a/ungleich_dns.py
+++ b/ungleich_dns.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-
-import urllib.request
+import requests
 import argparse
-import json
 
 class ungleichDNS(object):
     def __init__(self, parser, parents):
@@ -22,21 +20,14 @@ class ungleichDNS(object):
 
     def _handle_dns(self, args):
         """Reverse dns endpoint."""
-        url = 'https://dns.service.ungleich.ch'
-        req = urllib.request.Request(
-            url=url,
-            method='POST',
-            headers={
-                "Content-Type": "application/json"
-            },
-            data=json.dumps({
+        r = requests.post(
+            'https://dns.service.ungleich.ch',
+            json={
                 'username': args.user,
                 'token': args.token,
                 'ipaddress': args.set_reverse,
                 'name': args.name,
                 'email': args.email,
                 'realm': args.realm
-            }).encode('utf-8')
-        )
-        response = urllib.request.urlopen(req).read()
-        print(json.loads(response))
+            })
+        print(r.text)