diff --git a/src/dns/digitalocean.js b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
index 1badb5c5d..fbe05bd55 100644
--- a/src/dns/digitalocean.js
+++ b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ function del(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function verifyDnsConfig(dnsConfig, domain, zoneName, ip, callback) {
+function verifyDnsConfig(dnsConfig, fqdn, zoneName, ip, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof dnsConfig, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof domain, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof fqdn, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof zoneName, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof ip, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function verifyDnsConfig(dnsConfig, domain, zoneName, ip, callback) {
             return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.BAD_FIELD, 'Domain nameservers are not set to Digital Ocean'));
         }
 
-        const name = constants.ADMIN_LOCATION + (domain === zoneName ? '' :  '.' + domain.slice(0, - zoneName.length - 1));
+        const name = constants.ADMIN_LOCATION + (fqdn === zoneName ? '' :  '.' + fqdn.slice(0, - zoneName.length - 1));
 
         upsert(credentials, zoneName, name, 'A', [ ip ], function (error, changeId) {
             if (error) return callback(error);
diff --git a/src/dns/route53.js b/src/dns/route53.js
index e083638d7..046458813 100644
--- a/src/dns/route53.js
+++ b/src/dns/route53.js
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ function del(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function verifyDnsConfig(dnsConfig, domain, zoneName, ip, callback) {
+function verifyDnsConfig(dnsConfig, fqdn, zoneName, ip, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof dnsConfig, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof domain, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof fqdn, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof zoneName, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof ip, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function verifyDnsConfig(dnsConfig, domain, zoneName, ip, callback) {
                 return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.BAD_FIELD, 'Domain nameservers are not set to Route53'));
             }
 
-            const name = constants.ADMIN_LOCATION + (domain === zoneName ? '' :  '.' + domain.slice(0, - zoneName.length - 1));
+            const name = constants.ADMIN_LOCATION + (fqdn === zoneName ? '' :  '.' + fqdn.slice(0, - zoneName.length - 1));
 
             upsert(credentials, zoneName, name, 'A', [ ip ], function (error, changeId) {
                 if (error) return callback(error);