diff --git a/certbot_route53/authenticator.py b/certbot_route53/authenticator.py
index 2b941a7e5..732080eeb 100644
--- a/certbot_route53/authenticator.py
+++ b/certbot_route53/authenticator.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Authenticator(common.Plugin):
         return max(
             (
                 zone for zone in r53.list_hosted_zones()["HostedZones"]
-                if (domain+".").endswith("."+zone["Name"])
+                if (domain+".").endswith("."+zone["Name"]) or (domain+".") == (zone["Name"])
             ),
             key=lambda zone: len(zone["Name"]),
         )
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2aa0497f0..4b9b754a8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 from distutils.core import setup
 from setuptools import find_packages
 
-version = '0.1.4'
+version = '0.1.5'
 
 install_requires = [
     'acme>=0.9.0.dev0',