diff --git a/templates/unbound/zones.conf.j2 b/templates/unbound/zones.conf.j2
index 065c859..2b7aaa5 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 | default('A') }} {{ record.value }}"
+  local-data: "{{ record.name }}. IN {{ record.get('type', 'A') }} {{ record.value }}"
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}