diff --git a/certbot_dns_transip/dns_transip.py b/certbot_dns_transip/dns_transip.py
index 05e4687..e698fc4 100644
--- a/certbot_dns_transip/dns_transip.py
+++ b/certbot_dns_transip/dns_transip.py
@@ -52,16 +52,17 @@ class Authenticator(dns_common.DNSAuthenticator):
         )
 
     def _perform(self, domain, validation_name, validation):
-        dns_entry = self._get_dns_entry(validation_name, validation)
-        domain = Domain(domain)
+        dns_entry = self._get_dns_entry(domain, validation_name, validation)
         self._get_transip_client().add_dns_entries(domain, [dns_entry])
 
     def _cleanup(self, domain, validation_name, validation):
-        dns_entry = self._get_dns_entry(validation_name, validation)
-        domain = Domain(domain)
+        dns_entry = self._get_dns_entry(domain, validation_name, validation)
         self._get_transip_client().remove_dns_entries(domain, [dns_entry])
 
-    def _get_dns_entry(self, validation_name, validation):
+    def _get_dns_entry(self, domain, validation_name, validation):
+        # transip api expects the name record without the domain part at the end
+        if validation_name.endswith(domain):
+            validation_name = validation.name[:-len(domain)].strip('.')
         return DnsEntry(validation_name, self.ttl, 'TXT', validation)
 
     def _get_transip_client(self):