diff --git a/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/record/RecordSetService.scala b/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/record/RecordSetService.scala
index 0a38bae89..67f3a0ac1 100644
--- a/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/record/RecordSetService.scala
+++ b/modules/api/src/main/scala/vinyldns/api/domain/record/RecordSetService.scala
@@ -169,14 +169,13 @@ class RecordSetService(
       isRecordTypeAllowed = checkIfInAllowedRecordType(zone, dottedHostsConfig, rsForValidations)
       isRecordTypeAndUserAllowed = isAllowedUser && isRecordTypeAllowed
       allowedDotsLimit = getAllowedDotsLimit(zone, dottedHostsConfig)
-      recordFqdnDoesNotAlreadyExist <- recordFQDNDoesNotExist(rsForValidations, zone).toResult[Boolean]
       _ <- typeSpecificValidations(
         rsForValidations,
         existingRecordsWithName,
         zone,
         Some(existing),
         approvedNameServers,
-        recordFqdnDoesNotAlreadyExist,
+        true,
         allowedZoneList,
         isRecordTypeAndUserAllowed,
         allowedDotsLimit