diff --git a/src/dns/route53.js b/src/dns/route53.js
index 054a13f6e..471487b69 100644
--- a/src/dns/route53.js
+++ b/src/dns/route53.js
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
     await upsert(newDomainObject, location, 'A', [ ip ]);
     debug('verifyDomainConfig: Test A record added');
 
+    await get(newDomainObject, location, 'A');
+    debug('verifyDomainConfig: Can list record sets');
+
     await del(newDomainObject, location, 'A', [ ip ]);
     debug('verifyDomainConfig: Test A record removed again');