diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
index fa78634cf..d6e4af2f2 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ func TestCleanChangeID(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccRoute53Zone(t *testing.T) {
+	var zone route53.HostedZone
+	var td route53.ResourceTagSet
+
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
@@ -71,7 +74,9 @@ func TestAccRoute53Zone(t *testing.T) {
 			resource.TestStep{
 				Config: testAccRoute53ZoneConfig,
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
-					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists("aws_route53_zone.main"),
+					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists("aws_route53_zone.main", &zone),
+					testAccLoadTagsR53(&zone, &td),
+					testAccCheckTagsR53(&td.Tags, "foo", "bar"),
 				),
 			},
 		},
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ func testAccCheckRoute53ZoneDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+func testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists(n string, zone *route53.HostedZone) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
 		if !ok {
@@ -105,10 +110,37 @@ func testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 		}
 
 		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).r53conn
-		_, err := conn.GetHostedZone(&route53.GetHostedZoneRequest{ID: aws.String(rs.Primary.ID)})
+		resp, err := conn.GetHostedZone(&route53.GetHostedZoneRequest{ID: aws.String(rs.Primary.ID)})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Hosted zone err: %v", err)
 		}
+		*zone = *resp.HostedZone
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccLoadTagsR53(zone *route53.HostedZone, td *route53.ResourceTagSet) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).r53conn
+
+		zone := cleanZoneID(*zone.ID)
+		req := &route53.ListTagsForResourceRequest{
+			ResourceID:   aws.String(zone),
+			ResourceType: aws.String("hostedzone"),
+		}
+
+		resp, err := conn.ListTagsForResource(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var tags []route53.Tag
+		if resp.ResourceTagSet != nil {
+			tags = resp.ResourceTagSet.Tags
+		}
+
+		*td = *resp.ResourceTagSet
+
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -116,5 +148,10 @@ func testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 const testAccRoute53ZoneConfig = `
 resource "aws_route53_zone" "main" {
 	name = "hashicorp.com"
+
+	tags {
+		foo = "bar"
+		Name = "tf-route53-tag-test"
+	}
 }
 `
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/tags_route53.go b/builtin/providers/aws/tags_route53.go
index 374c4bc32..8e31fc373 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/tags_route53.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/tags_route53.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func setTagsR53(conn *route53.Route53, d *schema.ResourceData) error {
 		for i, t := range remove {
 			r[i] = *t.Key
 		}
-		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Changing tags: \n\tadding: %#v\n\tremoving:", create, remove)
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Changing tags: \n\tadding: %#v\n\tremoving:%#v", create, remove)
 		req := &route53.ChangeTagsForResourceRequest{
 			AddTags:       create,
 			RemoveTagKeys: r,
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ func setTagsR53(conn *route53.Route53, d *schema.ResourceData) error {
 			ResourceType:  aws.String("hostedzone"),
 		}
 		resp, err := conn.ChangeTagsForResource(req)
-		log.Printf("\n\t****\nresp:\n%#v", resp)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("\n\t****\nerror:\n%#v", err)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/tags_route53_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/tags_route53_test.go
index 79ce1e513..40a4154f3 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/tags_route53_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/tags_route53_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/ec2"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go/gen/route53"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
 )
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ func TestDiffTagsR53(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, tc := range cases {
-		c, r := diffTags(tagsFromMap(tc.Old), tagsFromMap(tc.New))
-		cm := tagsToMap(c)
-		rm := tagsToMap(r)
+		c, r := diffTagsR53(tagsFromMapR53(tc.Old), tagsFromMapR53(tc.New))
+		cm := tagsToMapR53(c)
+		rm := tagsToMapR53(r)
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(cm, tc.Create) {
 			t.Fatalf("%d: bad create: %#v", i, cm)
 		}
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ func TestDiffTagsR53(t *testing.T) {
 
 // testAccCheckTags can be used to check the tags on a resource.
 func testAccCheckTagsR53(
-	ts *[]ec2.Tag, key string, value string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	ts *[]route53.Tag, key string, value string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
-		m := tagsToMap(*ts)
+		m := tagsToMapR53(*ts)
 		v, ok := m[key]
 		if value != "" && !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Missing tag: %s", key)