diff --git a/dns/main.tf b/dns/main.tf
index 17da10f..0112373 100644
--- a/dns/main.tf
+++ b/dns/main.tf
@@ -163,5 +163,5 @@ resource "linode_domain_record" "apex_test" {
 	domain_id = "${linode_domain.treehouse_domain.id}"
 	name = "test"
 	record_type = "TXT"
-	target = "this is a test record"
+	target = "this is a test record!!!"
 }