diff --git a/providers/gcloud/auditrecords.go b/providers/gcloud/auditrecords.go
index 8a4776697..d0a4b62c9 100644
--- a/providers/gcloud/auditrecords.go
+++ b/providers/gcloud/auditrecords.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ func AuditRecords(records []*models.RecordConfig) []error {
 	a := rejectif.Auditor{}
 
 	a.Add("ALIAS", rejectif.LabelNotApex) // Last verified 2023-03-24
+	a.Add("TXT", rejectif.TxtIsEmpty)     // Last verified 2023-10-27
 
 	return a.Audit(records)
 }
diff --git a/providers/gcloud/gcloudProvider.go b/providers/gcloud/gcloudProvider.go
index 1d9d444b7..015e8724d 100644
--- a/providers/gcloud/gcloudProvider.go
+++ b/providers/gcloud/gcloudProvider.go
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ func (g *gcloudProvider) GetZoneRecordsCorrections(dc *models.DomainConfig, exis
 					// chunks need to be allocated in a way that the memory is
 					// not re-used in the next iteration.
 					chunks := txtutil.ToChunks(r.GetTargetField())
-					newRRs.Rrdatas = append(newRRs.Rrdatas, chunks...)
+					printer.Printf("DEBUG: gcloud txt chunks=%+v\n", chunks)
+					newRRs.Rrdatas = append(newRRs.Rrdatas, chunks[:]...)
 				} else {
 					newRRs.Rrdatas = append(newRRs.Rrdatas, r.GetTargetCombined())
 				}