diff --git a/taxonomy_title.module b/taxonomy_title.module
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7d2ee65..4d475f7
--- a/taxonomy_title.module
+++ b/taxonomy_title.module
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ function taxonomy_title_taxonomy_term_delete($op, $type, $array = NULL) {
  * Implements hook_taxonomy_term_update().
  */
 function taxonomy_title_taxonomy_term_update($term) {
-  _taxonomy_title_delete_title($term->tid);
-  _taxonomy_title_insert_title($term->tid, $term->taxonomy_title);
+  _taxonomy_title_update($term->tid, $term->taxonomy_title);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -152,12 +151,15 @@ function _taxonomy_title_insert_title($tid, $title) {
  *   The taxonomy term title to use for this term.
  */
 function _taxonomy_title_update($tid, $title) {
-  if (db_result(db_query("SELECT title FROM {taxonomy_title} WHERE tid = %d", $tid))) {
-    db_query("UPDATE {taxonomy_title} SET title = '%s' WHERE tid = %d", $title, $tid);     
-  }
-  else {
-    db_query("INSERT INTO {taxonomy_title} (tid, title) VALUES (%d, '%s')", $tid, $title);
-  }
+  db_merge('taxonomy_title')
+    ->key(array(
+      'tid'=>$tid
+    ))
+    ->fields(array(
+      'title' => $title
+    ))
+    ->execute();
+
   // Add Suppot for i18nstrings.
   if (function_exists('i18nstrings_update')) {
     i18nstrings_update("taxonomy_title:term:$tid:title", $title);