diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh b/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh
index ed31746..bbc5428 100755
--- a/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dns_aws_add() {
_debug _sub_domain "$_sub_domain"
_debug _domain "$_domain"
- _aws_tmpl_xml="UPSERT$fulldomainTXT300\"$txtvalue\""
+ _aws_tmpl_xml="CREATE$fulldomainTXT300\"$txtvalue\""
if aws_rest POST "2013-04-01$_domain_id/rrset/" "" "$_aws_tmpl_xml" && _contains "$response" "ChangeResourceRecordSetsResponse"; then
_info "txt record updated success."