diff --git a/pyscaniptonetbox.py b/pyscaniptonetbox.py
index 2ce3764..6ac2510 100644
--- a/pyscaniptonetbox.py
+++ b/pyscaniptonetbox.py
@@ -84,39 +84,44 @@ prefix_list = [get_prefix_attribute(i) for i in prefixes_c]
 #print(prefix_list)
 
 scan_net = ipaddress.IPv4Network(config['subnet'])
+supernet = None
 
 if config['subnet'] in prefix_list:
-    print("Ok - entered prefix belongs to " + tenant_name)
+    print("Ok - entered prefix directly allocated to " + tenant_name)
+else:
+    print(" - prefix '" + config['subnet'] + " is not directly allocated to this tenant.. ")
+
+
+print(" checking if  entered subnet is active and a member/subnet of allocated prefixes...")
+is_subnet = False
+for p in prefixes:
+    pfx = str(p.prefix)
+    status = str(p.status)
+    #print(str(p.status) + " " +  str(p.display))
+    if status == "Active":
+        print("active - " + pfx)
+        try: 
+            pfxnetwork = ipaddress.IPv4Network(pfx)
+        except Exception:
+            #presumably ipv6
+            continue
+        
+        #print("comparing to:" + pfxnetwork.exploded)
+        if scan_net.subnet_of(pfxnetwork):
+            is_subnet = True
+            supernet = pfxnetwork
+            #for now we are assuming last found *active* supernet is the smallest.. todo - check review!
+
+if is_subnet:
+    print("OK - found (active) prefix " + supernet.exploded +  " that contains this range")
     prefix_is_writable = True
 else:
-    print(" - prefix '" + config['subnet'] + " is not directly allocated to this tenant.. checking if it is a subnet of allocated prefixes...")
-    supernet = None
-    is_subnet = False
-    for p in prefixes:
-        pfx = str(p.prefix)
-        status = str(p.status)
-        #print(str(p.status) + " " +  str(p.display))
-        if status == "Active":
-            print("active - " + pfx)
-            try: 
-                pfxnetwork = ipaddress.IPv4Network(pfx)
-            except Exception:
-                #presumably ipv6
-                continue
-            
-            #print("comparing to:" + pfxnetwork.exploded)
-            if scan_net.subnet_of(pfxnetwork):
-                is_subnet = True
-                supernet = pfxnetwork
-                #for now we are assuming last found *active* supernet is the smallest.. todo - check review!
-    if is_subnet:
-        print("OK - found (active) prefix " + supernet.exploded +  " that contains this range")
-        prefix_is_writable = True
-    else:
-        print("No suitable (active) prefix found for " + tenant_name + " which contains subnet " + scan_net.exploded)
-        prefix_is_writable = False  ;#we'll do the scan - but won't write to netbox
-        #note that netbox will not stop us writing to a non-Active prefix unless the token is locked down with complex rules
+    print("No suitable (active) prefix found for " + tenant_name + " which contains subnet " + scan_net.exploded)
+    prefix_is_writable = False  ;#we'll do the scan - but won't write to netbox
+    #note that netbox will not stop us writing to a non-Active prefix unless the token is locked down with complex rules
     #sys.exit(2)
+
+
 if prefix_is_writable:
     answer = input("network " +  scan_net.exploded + "  Type 'n' to cancel,  'y' to scan only, 'update' to scan and enter IPs into netbox  (n/y/update)")
 else:
@@ -139,15 +144,17 @@ if do_scan:
     scanner.run()
     for i in scanner.list_of_hosts_found:
         print(i)
+        #print(str(supernet.prefixlen))
+        strprefixlen = str(supernet.prefixlen)
         if prefix_is_writable & do_update:
             try:
                 result = nb.ipam.ip_addresses.create(
-                    address = str(i),
+                    address = str(i) + "/" + strprefixlen,
                     vrf = 1,
                     tenant = t.id,
                     description = "loaded by pyscaniptonetbox"
                 )
-                print("  added: " + str(i))
+                print("  added: " + str(i) + "/" + strprefixlen)
                 #todo - add mac-address to custom field if 
                 # a) there is no interface to assign it to
                 # b) we are on the same subnet and can even get a mac-address