diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 7cb4d99..f08b22e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ unbound_zones:
     records:
 
       - name: "server.example.internal"
-        type: "A"
         value: "192.168.1.0"
diff --git a/templates/unbound/zones.conf.j2 b/templates/unbound/zones.conf.j2
index d0ecb0a..065c859 100644
--- a/templates/unbound/zones.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/unbound/zones.conf.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ server:
 {% elif record.type == 'PTR' %}
   local-data: "{{ record.name }}. IN PTR {{ record.value }}"
 {% else %}
-  local-data: "{{ record.name }}. IN {{ record.type }} {{ record.value }}"
+  local-data: "{{ record.name }}. IN {{ record.type | default('A') }} {{ record.value }}"
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}