diff --git a/integrationTest/integration_test.go b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
index 6b31a10cc..c61ea6349 100644
--- a/integrationTest/integration_test.go
+++ b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ func makeTests(t *testing.T) []*TestGroup {
 			tc("TXT with 1 backtick", txt("foobt", "blah`blah")),
 			tc("TXT with 1 double-quotes", txt("foodq", `quo"te`)),
 			tc("TXT with 2 double-quotes", txt("foodqs", `q"uo"te`)),
-			tc("TXT with 1 backslash", txt("fooosbs", `backs\lash`)),
+			tc("TXT with 1 backslash", txt("fooosbs", `back\slash`)),
 			clear(),
 
 			tc("TXT interior ws", txt("foosp", "with spaces")),
diff --git a/pkg/rejectif/txt.go b/pkg/rejectif/txt.go
index ba0fbec88..0a7c1db30 100644
--- a/pkg/rejectif/txt.go
+++ b/pkg/rejectif/txt.go
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ import (
 
 // Keep these in alphabetical order.
 
-// TxtHasBackticks audits TXT records for strings that contain backticks.
-func TxtHasBackticks(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
-	if strings.Contains(rc.GetTargetField(), "`") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("txtstring contains backtick")
+// TxtHasBackslash audits TXT records for strings that contains one or more backslashes.
+func TxtHasBackslash(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
+	if strings.Contains(rc.GetTargetField(), `\`) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("txtstring contains backslashes")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// TxtHasSingleQuotes audits TXT records for strings that contain single-quotes.
-func TxtHasSingleQuotes(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
-	if strings.Contains(rc.GetTargetField(), "'") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("txtstring contains single-quotes")
+// TxtHasBackticks audits TXT records for strings that contain backticks.
+func TxtHasBackticks(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
+	if strings.Contains(rc.GetTargetField(), "`") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("txtstring contains backtick")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -33,15 +33,6 @@ func TxtHasDoubleQuotes(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// TxtIsExactlyLen255 audits TXT records for strings exactly 255 octets long.
-// This is rare; you probably want to use TxtNoStringsLen256orLonger() instead.
-func TxtIsExactlyLen255(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
-	if len(rc.GetTargetField()) == 255 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("txtstring length is 255")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // TxtHasSegmentLen256orLonger audits TXT records for strings that are >255 octets.
 func TxtHasSegmentLen256orLonger(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
 	if len(rc.GetTargetField()) > 255 {
@@ -50,10 +41,10 @@ func TxtHasSegmentLen256orLonger(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// TxtLongerThan255 audits TXT records for multiple strings
-func TxtLongerThan255(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
-	if len(rc.GetTargetField()) > 255 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("multiple strings in one txt")
+// TxtHasSingleQuotes audits TXT records for strings that contain single-quotes.
+func TxtHasSingleQuotes(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
+	if strings.Contains(rc.GetTargetField(), "'") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("txtstring contains single-quotes")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -67,6 +58,14 @@ func TxtHasTrailingSpace(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// TxtHasUnpairedDoubleQuotes audits TXT records for strings that contain unpaired doublequotes.
+func TxtHasUnpairedDoubleQuotes(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
+	if strings.Count(rc.GetTargetField(), `"`)%2 == 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("txtstring contains unpaired doublequotes")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // TxtIsEmpty audits TXT records for empty strings.
 func TxtIsEmpty(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
 	if len(rc.GetTargetField()) == 0 {
@@ -75,10 +74,19 @@ func TxtIsEmpty(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// TxtHasUnpairedDoubleQuotes audits TXT records for strings that contain unpaired doublequotes.
-func TxtHasUnpairedDoubleQuotes(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
-	if strings.Count(rc.GetTargetField(), `"`)%2 == 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("txtstring contains unpaired doublequotes")
+// TxtIsExactlyLen255 audits TXT records for strings exactly 255 octets long.
+// This is rare; you probably want to use TxtNoStringsLen256orLonger() instead.
+func TxtIsExactlyLen255(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
+	if len(rc.GetTargetField()) == 255 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("txtstring length is 255")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// TxtLongerThan255 audits TXT records for multiple strings
+func TxtLongerThan255(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
+	if len(rc.GetTargetField()) > 255 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("multiple strings in one txt")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/providers/digitalocean/auditrecords.go b/providers/digitalocean/auditrecords.go
index 49263f45c..e8c9b0df8 100644
--- a/providers/digitalocean/auditrecords.go
+++ b/providers/digitalocean/auditrecords.go
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ func AuditRecords(records []*models.RecordConfig) []error {
 
 	a.Add("TXT", MaxLengthDO) // Last verified 2021-03-01
 
-	a.Add("TXT", rejectif.TxtHasDoubleQuotes) // Last verified 2021-03-01
-	// Double-quotes not permitted in TXT strings. I have a hunch that
-	// this is due to a broken parser on the DO side.
+	a.Add("TXT", rejectif.TxtHasBackslash) // Last verified 2023-11-12
+	// The web portal rejects blackslashes too
+
+	a.Add("TXT", rejectif.TxtHasDoubleQuotes) // Last verified 2023-11-12
+	// The web portal rejects double quotes
 
 	return a.Audit(records)
 }
@@ -47,7 +49,6 @@ func MaxLengthDO(rc *models.RecordConfig) error {
 	if len(rc.GetTargetField()) > 509 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("encoded txt too long")
 	}
-	// FIXME(tlim): Try replacing GetTargetField() with (2 + (3*len(rc.TxtStrings) - 1))
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/providers/digitalocean/digitaloceanProvider.go b/providers/digitalocean/digitaloceanProvider.go
index 7ae78e34a..24c6298c1 100644
--- a/providers/digitalocean/digitaloceanProvider.go
+++ b/providers/digitalocean/digitaloceanProvider.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/models"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/diff"
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/printer"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/providers"
 	"github.com/digitalocean/godo"
 	"github.com/miekg/dns/dnsutil"
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@ func toRc(domain string, r *godo.DomainRecord) *models.RecordConfig {
 	t.SetLabelFromFQDN(name, domain)
 	switch rtype := r.Type; rtype {
 	case "TXT":
+		printer.Printf("DEBUG: DIGITAL TXT inbounds=%s q=%q\n", target, target)
 		t.SetTargetTXT(target)
 	default:
 		t.SetTarget(target)
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ func toReq(dc *models.DomainConfig, rc *models.RecordConfig) *godo.DomainRecordE
 	case "TXT":
 		// TXT records are the one place where DO combines many items into one field.
 		target = rc.GetTargetTXTJoined()
+		printer.Printf("DEBUG: DIGITAL TXT outbounds=%s q=%q\n", target, target)
 	default:
 		// no action required
 	}