diff --git a/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py b/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py
index b40a033b024..d5ba0dcd617 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ def main():
     vpc_region = module.params.get('vpc_region')
     comment = module.params.get('comment')
 
+    if zone_in[-1:] != '.':
+        zone_in += "."
+
     private_zone = vpc_id is not None and vpc_region is not None
 
     _, _, aws_connect_kwargs = get_aws_connection_info(module)