diff --git a/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/zone/ZoneService.scala b/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/zone/ZoneService.scala
index 16e64c8d8..8d4776786 100644
--- a/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/zone/ZoneService.scala
+++ b/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/zone/ZoneService.scala
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import com.cronutils.parser.CronParser
 import com.cronutils.model.CronType
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import vinyldns.api.domain.membership.MembershipService
-import vinyldns.core.Messages
 import org.json4s._
 import org.json4s.jackson.JsonMethods._
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
@@ -45,8 +44,6 @@ import scala.util.Try
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
 import java.net.URLEncoder
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
-
-import java.io.{ByteArrayInputStream, InputStream, OutputStream}
 import java.net.{HttpURLConnection, URL}
 import scala.io.Source
 
@@ -169,6 +166,35 @@ class ZoneService(
    new URL(apiUrl).openConnection().asInstanceOf[HttpURLConnection]
   }
 
+  private def schemaValidationResult(
+                                      providerConfig: DnsProviderConfig,
+                                      operation: String,
+                                      params: Map[String, JValue]
+                                    ): Result[Unit] = providerConfig.schemas.get(operation) match {
+    case Some(schema) => JsonSchemaValidator.validate(schema, params).toResult
+    case None => result(())
+  }
+
+  private def existenceCheck(operation: String, zoneName: String): Result[Unit] = operation match {
+    case "create-zone" => generateZoneDoesNotExist(zoneName).toResult
+    case "delete-zone" => generateZoneExists(zoneName).toResult
+    case "update-zone" => generateZoneExists(zoneName).toResult
+    case _ => Left(InvalidRequest(s"Unsupported operation: $operation")).toResult
+  }
+
+  private def executeRepoAction(
+                                 operation: String,
+                                 request: ZoneGenerationInput,
+                                 response: ZoneGenerationResponse
+                               ): Result[Unit] = {
+    val zoneToGenerate = GenerateZone(request)
+    operation match {
+      case "delete-zone" => generateZoneRepository.deleteTx(zoneToGenerate).toResult
+      case "create-zone" => generateZoneRepository.save(zoneToGenerate.copy(response = Some(response))).toResult
+      case "update-zone" => generateZoneRepository.save(zoneToGenerate.copy(response = Some(response))).toResult
+      case _ => Left(InvalidRequest(s"Unsupported operation: $operation")).toResult
+    }
+  }
   def handleGenerateZoneRequest(
                                  operation: String,
                                  request: ZoneGenerationInput,
@@ -178,45 +204,32 @@ class ZoneService(
       // Validate input
       providerConfig <- validateProvider(request.provider, dnsProviderApiConnection.providers).toResult
       _ <- validateZoneName(request.zoneName).toResult
-
-      // JSON Schema validation for providerParams
-      _ <- JsonSchemaValidator
-        .validate(
-          providerConfig.schemas(operation),
-          request.providerParams
-        ).toResult
+      _ <- schemaValidationResult(providerConfig, operation, request.providerParams)
 
       _ <- logger.info(s"Request providerParams: ${request.providerParams}").toResult
 
-      // Build JSON request
-      generateZoneRequestJson = buildGenerateZoneRequestJson(
-        providerConfig.requestTemplates(operation),
-        request
-      )
-
-      // Authorization checks
-      _ <- canChangeZone(auth, request.zoneName, request.groupId).toResult
-      _ <- generateZoneDoesNotExist(request.zoneName).toResult
-
+      // Build request and endpoint
       endpoint = buildGenerateZoneEndpoint(providerConfig.endpoints(operation), request)
+      requestJsonOpt = buildGenerateZoneRequestJson(providerConfig.requestTemplates.get(operation), request)
 
-      _ = logger.info(s"Request: provider=${request.provider}, path=${endpoint}, request=$generateZoneRequestJson").toResult
+      // Authorization and existence checks
+      _ <- canChangeZone(auth, request.zoneName, request.groupId).toResult
+      _ <- existenceCheck(operation, request.zoneName)
+
+      // Send request
+      _ <- logger.info(s"Request: provider=${request.provider}, path=$endpoint, request=$requestJsonOpt").toResult
       dnsProviderConn <- createConnection(endpoint).toResult
-      dnsConnResponse <- createDnsZoneService(
-        endpoint,
-        providerConfig.apiKey,
-        generateZoneRequestJson,
-        dnsProviderConn
-      ).toResult
+      dnsConnResponse <- createDnsZoneService(providerConfig.apiKey, operation, requestJsonOpt, dnsProviderConn).toResult
 
       // Process response
       responseCode = dnsConnResponse.getResponseCode
+      _ <- logger.info(s"response code: $responseCode").toResult
       inputStream = if (responseCode >= 400) dnsConnResponse.getErrorStream else dnsConnResponse.getInputStream
       responseMessage: String = Source.fromInputStream(inputStream, "UTF-8").mkString
       _ <- isValidGenerateZoneConn(responseCode, responseMessage).toResult
 
-      // Parse response
-      responseJson = parse(responseMessage)
+      // Only parse JSON if the response is non-empty
+      responseJson = if (responseMessage.nonEmpty) parse(responseMessage) else JNothing
 
       // Create response object
       zoneGenerateResponse = ZoneGenerationResponse(
@@ -225,32 +238,28 @@ class ZoneService(
         status = dnsConnResponse.getResponseMessage,
         message = responseJson
       )
+      _ <- logger.info(s"response: $zoneGenerateResponse").toResult
 
-      // Save to repository
-      zoneToGenerate = GenerateZone(request)
-      _ <- generateZoneRepository.save(zoneToGenerate.copy(response = Some(zoneGenerateResponse))).toResult[GenerateZone]
+      _ <- executeRepoAction(operation, request, zoneGenerateResponse)
 
-    } yield {
-      // Cleanup resources
-      Option(inputStream).foreach(_.close())
-      Option(dnsConnResponse).foreach(_.disconnect())
-      zoneGenerateResponse
-    }
+    } yield zoneGenerateResponse
   }
 
   // Build a Generate Zone JSON request using template engine
   private def buildGenerateZoneRequestJson(
-                                      requestTemplate: String,
-                                      zoneGenerationInput: ZoneGenerationInput
-                                      ): String = {
+                                            maybeRequestTemplate: Option[String],
+                                            zoneGenerationInput: ZoneGenerationInput
+                                          ): Option[String] = {
     val baseParams = Map(
       "zoneName" -> JString(zoneGenerationInput.zoneName),
       "provider" -> JString(zoneGenerationInput.provider),
-      "groupId" -> JString(zoneGenerationInput.groupId),
-      "email" -> JString(zoneGenerationInput.email)
+      "groupId"  -> JString(zoneGenerationInput.groupId),
+      "email"    -> JString(zoneGenerationInput.email)
     )
 
-    TemplateEngine.renderTemplate(requestTemplate, baseParams ++ zoneGenerationInput.providerParams)
+    maybeRequestTemplate.map { requestTemplate =>
+      TemplateEngine.renderTemplate(requestTemplate, baseParams ++ zoneGenerationInput.providerParams)
+    }
   }
 
   private def buildGenerateZoneEndpoint(
@@ -354,36 +363,41 @@ class ZoneService(
     }
   }
 
-  def createDnsZoneService(dnsApiUrl: String, dnsApiKey: String, request: String, connection: HttpURLConnection): Either[Throwable, HttpURLConnection] =
-  {
+  def createDnsZoneService(
+                            dnsApiKey: String,
+                            operation: String,
+                            request: Option[String],
+                            connection: HttpURLConnection
+                          ): Either[Throwable, HttpURLConnection] = {
     try {
-      //val connection = new URL(dnsApiUrl).openConnection().asInstanceOf[HttpURLConnection]
-      connection.setRequestMethod("POST")
+      // Map operation to HTTP method
+      val method = operation match {
+        case "create-zone" => "POST"
+        case "update-zone" => "PUT"
+        case "delete-zone" => "DELETE"
+        case other => throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Unsupported operation: $other")
+      }
+
+      connection.setRequestMethod(method)
       connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json")
       connection.setRequestProperty("X-API-Key", dnsApiKey)
-      connection.setDoOutput(true)
-
-      val outputStream: OutputStream = connection.getOutputStream
-      outputStream.write(request.getBytes("UTF-8"))
-      outputStream.close()
 
+      // Only send a body if the HTTP method and request are appropriate
+      val methodsWithBody = Set("POST", "PUT", "PATCH")
+      if (methodsWithBody.contains(method) && request.isDefined) {
+        connection.setDoOutput(true)
+        val outputStream = connection.getOutputStream
+        try {
+          outputStream.write(request.get.getBytes("UTF-8"))
+        } finally {
+          outputStream.close()
+        }
+      }
 
       Right(connection)
     } catch {
       case e: Exception =>
-        val errorConnection = new HttpURLConnection(new URL(dnsApiUrl)) {
-          private val errorJson = Messages.dnsProviderConnRefusedMessage(e, dnsApiUrl)
-          private val errorBytes = errorJson.getBytes("UTF-8")
-          private val errorByteStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(errorBytes)
-
-          override def disconnect(): Unit = {}
-          override def usingProxy(): Boolean = false
-          override def connect(): Unit = {}
-
-          override def getResponseCode: Int = 500
-          override def getErrorStream: InputStream = errorByteStream
-        }
-        Right(errorConnection)
+        Left(e)
     }
   }
 
@@ -757,6 +771,20 @@ class ZoneService(
     }
   }
 
+  private def generateZoneExists(zoneName: String): Either[Throwable, Unit] = {
+    val existingZoneOpt: Option[GenerateZone] =
+      generateZoneRepository.getGenerateZoneByName(zoneName).unsafeRunSync()
+
+    existingZoneOpt match {
+      case Some(_) =>
+        Right(())
+      case None =>
+        Left(ZoneNotFoundError(
+          s"Zone with name $zoneName does not exist."
+        ))
+    }
+  }
+
   def canScheduleZoneSync(auth: AuthPrincipal): Either[Throwable, Unit] =
     ensuring(
       NotAuthorizedError(s"User '${auth.signedInUser.userName}' is not authorized to schedule zone sync in this zone.")
diff --git a/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/zone/ZoneValidations.scala b/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/zone/ZoneValidations.scala
index d39ffce90..eb3597470 100644
--- a/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/zone/ZoneValidations.scala
+++ b/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/zone/ZoneValidations.scala
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import vinyldns.api.Interfaces.ensuring
 import vinyldns.core.domain.membership.User
 import vinyldns.core.domain.record.RecordType
 import vinyldns.core.domain.zone.{ACLRule, Zone, ZoneACL, DnsProviderConfig}
-import org.json4s._
 
 import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
 
@@ -105,17 +104,6 @@ class ZoneValidations(syncDelayMillis: Int) {
       case None => Left(InvalidRequest(s"Unsupported DNS provider: $provider"))
     }
 
-  def validateRequiredFields(
-                              requiredFields: List[String],
-                              providedFields: Map[String, JValue],
-                              providerName: String
-                            ): Either[Throwable, Unit] = {
-    val missing = requiredFields.filterNot(providedFields.contains)
-    ensuring(InvalidRequest(
-      s"Missing required fields for $providerName: ${missing.mkString(", ")}"
-    ))(missing.isEmpty)
-  }
-
   def validateZoneName(zoneName: String): Either[Throwable, Unit] =
     ensuring(InvalidRequest(s"Invalid zone name: $zoneName")) {
       zoneName.matches("""^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.$""")
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/vinyldns/core/domain/zone/GenerateZoneRepository.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/vinyldns/core/domain/zone/GenerateZoneRepository.scala
index 7ee745d79..dcb34fd11 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/vinyldns/core/domain/zone/GenerateZoneRepository.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/vinyldns/core/domain/zone/GenerateZoneRepository.scala
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ trait GenerateZoneRepository extends Repository {
 
   def getGenerateZoneByName(zoneName: String): IO[Option[GenerateZone]]
 
+  def deleteTx(generateZone: GenerateZone): IO[Unit]
+
   def listGenerateZones(
                          authPrincipal: AuthPrincipal,
                          zoneNameFilter: Option[String] = None,
diff --git a/modules/mysql/src/main/scala/vinyldns/mysql/repository/MySqlGenerateZoneRepository.scala b/modules/mysql/src/main/scala/vinyldns/mysql/repository/MySqlGenerateZoneRepository.scala
index a3b83e937..f2976d52f 100644
--- a/modules/mysql/src/main/scala/vinyldns/mysql/repository/MySqlGenerateZoneRepository.scala
+++ b/modules/mysql/src/main/scala/vinyldns/mysql/repository/MySqlGenerateZoneRepository.scala
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ class MySqlGenerateZoneRepository extends GenerateZoneRepository with ProtobufCo
               .update()
               .apply()
             }
-        generateZone
-
+            generateZone
           }
       }}
 
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ class MySqlGenerateZoneRepository extends GenerateZoneRepository with ProtobufCo
     fromPB(VinylDNSProto.GenerateZone.parseFrom(res.bytes(columnIndex)))
   }
 
-  def deleteTx(generateZone: GenerateZone): IO[GenerateZone] =
+  def deleteTx(generateZone: GenerateZone): IO[Unit] =
     monitor("repo.ZoneJDBC.generateZoneDelete") {
       IO {
         DB.localTx { implicit s =>