diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
index a9884d8fa..24421849f 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53RecordRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 
 		found = true
 
-		d.Set("records", record.ResourceRecords)
+		err := d.Set("records", flattenResourceRecords(record.ResourceRecords))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("[DEBUG] Error setting records for: %s, error: %#v", en, err)
+		}
 		d.Set("ttl", record.TTL)
 
 		break
@@ -278,18 +281,8 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53RecordDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 
 func resourceAwsRoute53RecordBuildSet(d *schema.ResourceData, zoneName string) (*route53.ResourceRecordSet, error) {
 	recs := d.Get("records").(*schema.Set).List()
-	records := make([]route53.ResourceRecord, 0, len(recs))
 
-	typeStr := d.Get("type").(string)
-	for _, r := range recs {
-		switch typeStr {
-		case "TXT":
-			str := fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", r.(string))
-			records = append(records, route53.ResourceRecord{Value: aws.String(str)})
-		default:
-			records = append(records, route53.ResourceRecord{Value: aws.String(r.(string))})
-		}
-	}
+	records := expandResourceRecords(recs, d.Get("type").(string))
 
 	// get expanded name
 	en := expandRecordName(d.Get("name").(string), zoneName)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/structure.go b/builtin/providers/aws/structure.go
index 7a36f5304..03a9bca8c 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/structure.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/structure.go
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package aws
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/ec2"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/elb"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/rds"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/route53"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
 
@@ -251,3 +253,29 @@ func flattenAttachment(a *ec2.NetworkInterfaceAttachment) map[string]interface{}
 	att["attachment_id"] = *a.AttachmentID
 	return att
 }
+
+func flattenResourceRecords(recs []route53.ResourceRecord) []string {
+	strs := make([]string, 0, len(recs))
+	for _, r := range recs {
+		if r.Value != nil {
+			s := strings.Replace(*r.Value, "\"", "", 2)
+			strs = append(strs, s)
+		}
+	}
+	return strs
+}
+
+func expandResourceRecords(recs []interface{}, typeStr string) []route53.ResourceRecord {
+	records := make([]route53.ResourceRecord, 0, len(recs))
+	for _, r := range recs {
+		s := r.(string)
+		switch typeStr {
+		case "TXT":
+			str := fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", s)
+			records = append(records, route53.ResourceRecord{Value: aws.String(str)})
+		default:
+			records = append(records, route53.ResourceRecord{Value: aws.String(s)})
+		}
+	}
+	return records
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/structure_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/structure_test.go
index aafdeabbc..ca27f6ddf 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/structure_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/structure_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	ec2 "github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/ec2"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/elb"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/rds"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/route53"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/flatmap"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/hashcode"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
@@ -442,3 +443,24 @@ func TestFlattenAttachment(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected attachment_id to be at-002, but got %s", result["attachment_id"])
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFlattenResourceRecords(t *testing.T) {
+	expanded := []route53.ResourceRecord{
+		route53.ResourceRecord{
+			Value: aws.String("127.0.0.1"),
+		},
+		route53.ResourceRecord{
+			Value: aws.String("127.0.0.3"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	result := flattenResourceRecords(expanded)
+
+	if result == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected result to have value, but got nil")
+	}
+
+	if len(result) != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("expected result to have value, but got nil")
+	}
+}