diff --git a/internal/testutils/endpoint.go b/internal/testutils/endpoint.go
index e7bd9f987..c98241535 100644
--- a/internal/testutils/endpoint.go
+++ b/internal/testutils/endpoint.go
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package testutils
 
-import (
-	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/external-dns/endpoint"
-)
+import "github.com/kubernetes-incubator/external-dns/endpoint"
 
 /** test utility functions for endpoints verifications */
 
@@ -69,3 +67,9 @@ func SameEndpoints(a, b []*endpoint.Endpoint) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+// SamePlanChanges verifies that two set of changes are the same
+func SamePlanChanges(a, b map[string][]*endpoint.Endpoint) bool {
+	return SameEndpoints(a["Create"], b["Create"]) && SameEndpoints(a["Delete"], b["Delete"]) &&
+		SameEndpoints(a["UpdateOld"], b["UpdateOld"]) && SameEndpoints(a["UpdateNew"], b["UpdateNew"])
+}
diff --git a/provider/inmemory.go b/provider/inmemory.go
index 5acd42152..c6d2ab9ef 100644
--- a/provider/inmemory.go
+++ b/provider/inmemory.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type zone map[string][]*InMemoryRecord
 // initialized as dns provider with no records
 type InMemoryProvider struct {
 	zones          map[string]zone
-	OnApplyChanges func()
+	OnApplyChanges func(changes *plan.Changes)
 	OnRecords      func()
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type InMemoryProvider struct {
 func NewInMemoryProvider() *InMemoryProvider {
 	return &InMemoryProvider{
 		zones:          map[string]zone{},
-		OnApplyChanges: func() {},
+		OnApplyChanges: func(changes *plan.Changes) {},
 		OnRecords:      func() {},
 	}
 }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (im *InMemoryProvider) Records(zone string) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
 // update/delete record - record should exist
 // create/update/delete lists should not have overlapping records
 func (im *InMemoryProvider) ApplyChanges(zone string, changes *plan.Changes) error {
-	defer im.OnApplyChanges()
+	defer im.OnApplyChanges(changes)
 
 	if err := im.validateChangeBatch(zone, changes); err != nil {
 		return err