diff --git a/provider/digital_ocean_test.go b/provider/digital_ocean_test.go
index b8dc21c09..890add02b 100644
--- a/provider/digital_ocean_test.go
+++ b/provider/digital_ocean_test.go
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func TestDigitalOceanApplyChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	changes.Delete = []*endpoint.Endpoint{{DNSName: "foobar.ext-dns-test.bar.com", Targets: endpoint.Targets{"target"}}}
 	changes.UpdateOld = []*endpoint.Endpoint{{DNSName: "foobar.ext-dns-test.bar.de", Targets: endpoint.Targets{"target-old"}}}
-	changes.UpdateNew = []*endpoint.Endpoint{{DNSName: "foobar.ext-dns-test.foo.com", Targets: endpoint.Targets{"target-new"}}}
+	changes.UpdateNew = []*endpoint.Endpoint{{DNSName: "foobar.ext-dns-test.foo.com", Targets: endpoint.Targets{"target-new"}, RecordType: "CNAME"}}
 	err := provider.ApplyChanges(changes)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("should not fail, %s", err)