diff --git a/src/dns/digitalocean.js b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
index 8a35e9fdf..5280653ac 100644
--- a/src/dns/digitalocean.js
+++ b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ async function upsert(domainObject, location, type, values) {
         if (type === 'MX') {
             priority = value.split(' ')[0];
             value = value.split(' ')[1];
+        } else if (type === 'TXT') {
+            value = value.replace(/^"(.*)"$/, '$1'); // strip any double quotes
         }
 
         const data = {