diff --git a/providers/dns/nifcloud/nifcloud.go b/providers/dns/nifcloud/nifcloud.go
index 8185eb3054..b059e562ea 100644
--- a/providers/dns/nifcloud/nifcloud.go
+++ b/providers/dns/nifcloud/nifcloud.go
@@ -131,7 +131,15 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) Timeout() (timeout, interval time.Duration) {
 }
 
 func (d *DNSProvider) changeRecord(action, fqdn, value string, ttl int) error {
+	authZone, err := dns01.FindZoneByFqdn(fqdn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not find zone: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	name := dns01.UnFqdn(fqdn)
+	if authZone == fqdn {
+		name = "@"
+	}
 
 	reqParams := internal.ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest{
 		XMLNs: internal.XMLNs,
@@ -159,11 +167,6 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) changeRecord(action, fqdn, value string, ttl int) error {
 		},
 	}
 
-	authZone, err := dns01.FindZoneByFqdn(fqdn)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not find zone: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	resp, err := d.client.ChangeResourceRecordSets(ctx, dns01.UnFqdn(authZone), reqParams)