diff --git a/scripts/knotctl b/scripts/knotctl
index 000aaad..8768c51 100755
--- a/scripts/knotctl
+++ b/scripts/knotctl
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ def setup_url(
             zone += "."
         url += "/{}".format(zone)
     if name and zone:
+        if name.endswith(zone.rstrip(".")):
+            name += '.'
         url += "/records/{}".format(name)
     if zone and name and rtype:
         url += "/{}".format(rtype)