diff --git a/integrationTest/helpers_integration_test.go b/integrationTest/helpers_integration_test.go
index 0b29bcf43..348193efb 100644
--- a/integrationTest/helpers_integration_test.go
+++ b/integrationTest/helpers_integration_test.go
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func loc(name string, d1 uint8, m1 uint8, s1 float32, ns string,
 func makeRec(name, target, typ string) *models.RecordConfig {
 	r := &models.RecordConfig{
 		Type: typ,
-		TTL:  600,
+		TTL:  models.DefaultTTL,
 	}
 	SetLabel(r, name, "**current-domain**.")
 	r.MustSetTarget(target)
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ func testgroup(desc string, items ...interface{}) *TestGroup {
 }
 
 func tc(desc string, recs ...*models.RecordConfig) *TestCase {
+	desc = strings.TrimSpace(desc)
 	var records []*models.RecordConfig
 	var unmanagedItems []*models.UnmanagedConfig
 	for _, r := range recs {
diff --git a/integrationTest/helpers_test.go b/integrationTest/helpers_test.go
index 3c174b716..d18640684 100644
--- a/integrationTest/helpers_test.go
+++ b/integrationTest/helpers_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/models"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/credsfile"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/providers"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/providers/cloudflare"
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ func getProvider(t *testing.T) (providers.DNSServiceProvider, string, map[string
 		metadata = []byte(`{ ` + strings.Join(items, `, `) + ` }`)
 	}
 
+	if profileType == "ALIDNS" {
+		models.DefaultTTL = 600
+	}
+
 	provider, err := providers.CreateDNSProvider(profileType, cfg, metadata)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/integrationTest/integration_test.go b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
index 6f999cdfc..ec01e0a49 100644
--- a/integrationTest/integration_test.go
+++ b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
@@ -223,10 +223,11 @@ func makeTests() []*TestGroup {
 		testgroup("TTL",
 			not("NETCUP"), // NETCUP does not support TTLs.
 			not("LINODE"), // Linode does not support arbitrary TTLs: 666 and 1000 are both rounded up to 3600.
-			tc("Start", ttl(a("@", "8.8.8.8"), 666), a("www", "1.2.3.4"), a("www", "5.6.7.8")),
-			tc("Change a ttl", ttl(a("@", "8.8.8.8"), 1000), a("www", "1.2.3.4"), a("www", "5.6.7.8")),
-			tc("Change single target from set", ttl(a("@", "8.8.8.8"), 1000), a("www", "2.2.2.2"), a("www", "5.6.7.8")),
-			tc("Change all ttls", ttl(a("@", "8.8.8.8"), 900), ttl(a("www", "2.2.2.2"), 800), ttl(a("www", "5.6.7.8"), 700)),
+			// NOTE: Many providers require all records in a recordset have the same TTL. Don't add tests that break that rule.
+			tc("Start          ", ttl(a("@", "8.8.8.8"), 600), ttl(a("www", "1.2.3.4"), 600), ttl(a("www", "5.6.7.8"), 600)),
+			tc("Change a ttl   ", ttl(a("@", "8.8.8.8"), 700), ttl(a("www", "1.2.3.4"), 600), ttl(a("www", "5.6.7.8"), 600)),
+			tc("Change others  ", ttl(a("@", "8.8.8.8"), 700), ttl(a("www", "2.2.2.2"), 800), ttl(a("www", "5.6.7.8"), 800)),
+			tc("Change all ttls", ttl(a("@", "8.8.8.8"), 900), ttl(a("www", "2.2.2.2"), 900), ttl(a("www", "5.6.7.8"), 900)),
 		),
 
 		// Narrative: Did you see that `not("NETCUP")` code?  NETCUP just
diff --git a/models/dns.go b/models/dns.go
index 384aea4d7..8e0243fa0 100644
--- a/models/dns.go
+++ b/models/dns.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // DefaultTTL is applied to any DNS record without an explicit TTL.
-const DefaultTTL = uint32(300)
+var DefaultTTL = uint32(300)
 
 // DNSConfig describes the desired DNS configuration, usually loaded from dnsconfig.js.
 type DNSConfig struct {
diff --git a/providers/route53/route53Provider.go b/providers/route53/route53Provider.go
index a695d4954..b605efa04 100644
--- a/providers/route53/route53Provider.go
+++ b/providers/route53/route53Provider.go
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func nativeToRecords(set r53Types.ResourceRecordSet, origin string) ([]*models.R
 	if set.AliasTarget != nil {
 		rc := &models.RecordConfig{
 			Type: "R53_ALIAS",
-			TTL:  300,
+			TTL:  models.DefaultTTL,
 			R53Alias: map[string]string{
 				"type":                   string(set.Type),
 				"zone_id":                aws.ToString(set.AliasTarget.HostedZoneId),