diff --git a/cloud/route53 b/cloud/route53
index 0f511c23a79..b3878e0580e 100644
--- a/cloud/route53
+++ b/cloud/route53
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def main():
             record['ttl'] = rset.ttl
             record['value'] = ','.join(sorted(rset.resource_records))
             record['values'] = sorted(rset.resource_records)
-            if value_list == sorted(rset.resource_records) and record['ttl'] == ttl_in and command_in == 'create':
+            if value_list == sorted(rset.resource_records) and int(record['ttl']) == ttl_in and command_in == 'create':
                 module.exit_json(changed=False)
 
     if command_in == 'get':