diff --git a/integrationTest/integration_test.go b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
index 4d8862566..24e66e638 100644
--- a/integrationTest/integration_test.go
+++ b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ func makeTests(t *testing.T) []*TestCase {
 		tc("Delete one", a("@", "1.2.3.4").ttl(500), a("www", "5.6.7.8").ttl(400)),
 		tc("Add back and change ttl", a("www", "5.6.7.8").ttl(700), a("www", "1.2.3.4").ttl(700)),
 		tc("Change targets and ttls", a("www", "1.1.1.1"), a("www", "2.2.2.2")),
+		tc("Create wildcard", a("*", "1.2.3.4"), a("www", "1.1.1.1")),
+		tc("Delete wildcard", a("www", "1.1.1.1")),
 
 		// CNAMES
 		tc("Empty"),
diff --git a/providers/route53/route53Provider.go b/providers/route53/route53Provider.go
index ff0f831a6..b7b386d19 100644
--- a/providers/route53/route53Provider.go
+++ b/providers/route53/route53Provider.go
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ func (r *route53Provider) getZones() error {
 	var nextMarker *string
 	r.zones = make(map[string]*r53.HostedZone)
 	for {
-		if nextMarker != nil {
-			fmt.Println(*nextMarker)
-		}
+
 		inp := &r53.ListHostedZonesInput{Marker: nextMarker}
 		out, err := r.client.ListHostedZones(inp)
 		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is not authorized") {
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ func (r *route53Provider) GetDomainCorrections(dc *models.DomainConfig) ([]*mode
 			delDesc += strings.Join(namesToUpdate[k], "\n") + "\n"
 			// on delete just submit the original resource set we got from r53.
 			for _, r := range records {
-				if *r.Name == k.Name+"." && (*r.Type == k.Type || k.Type == "R53_ALIAS") {
+				if unescape(r.Name) == k.Name && (*r.Type == k.Type || k.Type == "R53_ALIAS") {
 					rrset = r
 					break
 				}