diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh b/dnsapi/dns_aws.sh
index ed317460..bbc54284 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="<ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest xmlns=\"https://route53.amazonaws.com/doc/2013-04-01/\"><ChangeBatch><Changes><Change><Action>UPSERT</Action><ResourceRecordSet><Name>$fulldomain</Name><Type>TXT</Type><TTL>300</TTL><ResourceRecords><ResourceRecord><Value>\"$txtvalue\"</Value></ResourceRecord></ResourceRecords></ResourceRecordSet></Change></Changes></ChangeBatch></ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest>"
+  _aws_tmpl_xml="<ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest xmlns=\"https://route53.amazonaws.com/doc/2013-04-01/\"><ChangeBatch><Changes><Change><Action>CREATE</Action><ResourceRecordSet><Name>$fulldomain</Name><Type>TXT</Type><TTL>300</TTL><ResourceRecords><ResourceRecord><Value>\"$txtvalue\"</Value></ResourceRecord></ResourceRecords></ResourceRecordSet></Change></Changes></ChangeBatch></ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest>"
 
   if aws_rest POST "2013-04-01$_domain_id/rrset/" "" "$_aws_tmpl_xml" && _contains "$response" "ChangeResourceRecordSetsResponse"; then
     _info "txt record updated success."