diff --git a/scripts/knotctl b/scripts/knotctl
index 601cfbe..da0b84c 100755
--- a/scripts/knotctl
+++ b/scripts/knotctl
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ def setup_url(
 ) -> str:
     url = baseurl + "/zones"
     if zone:
+        if not zone.endswith("."):
+            zone += "."
         url += "/{}".format(zone)
     if name and zone:
         url += "/records/{}".format(name)