diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
index 480133ad1f0c..d4eeafe18b1b 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53RecordCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return resourceAwsRoute53RecordRead(d, meta)
 }
 
 func resourceAwsRoute53RecordRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {