diff --git a/route53_update.py b/route53_update.py
index 82ed958..3526536 100644
--- a/route53_update.py
+++ b/route53_update.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def _get_current_record(hosted_zone_id: str, record: str, record_type: str) -> s
         response = client.list_resource_record_sets(HostedZoneId=hosted_zone_id)
         record_normalized = record.rstrip(".")
         for rrset in response["ResourceRecordSets"]:
-            if rrset["Name"].rstrip(".") == record_normalized and rrset["Type"] == record_type:
+            rr_name = rrset["Name"].rstrip(".").replace("\\052", "*")
+            if rr_name == record_normalized and rrset["Type"] == record_type:
                 records = rrset.get("ResourceRecords", [])
                 if records:
                     value = records[0]["Value"].rstrip(".")