From 4b6fd8b4a1e19fe889943aab705ecf23b6c19495 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sbrinkerhoff <github@vtwireless.com>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 17:59:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Remove type mutation

Co-authored-by: Ross McFarland <ross@github.com>
---
 octodns/provider/ultra.py | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/octodns/provider/ultra.py b/octodns/provider/ultra.py
index f65c519..a2eae3c 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/ultra.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/ultra.py
@@ -455,10 +455,11 @@ class UltraProvider(BaseProvider):
                                                 existing.name + '.')
 
                 # UltraDNS treats the `APEXALIAS` type as the octodns `ALIAS`.
-                if existing._type == "ALIAS":
-                    existing._type = "APEXALIAS"
+                existing_type = existing._type
+                if existing_type == "ALIAS":
+                    existing_type = "APEXALIAS"
 
                 path = '/v2/zones/{}/rrsets/{}/{    }'.format(zone_name,
-                                                          existing._type,
+                                                          existing_type,
                                                           existing.fqdn)
                 self._delete(path, json_response=False)