diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 56948d40a..31bf47dba 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) Services(state request.Request, exact bool, opt plugin.Opti
 	case dns.TypeNS:
 		// We can only get here if the qname equals the zone, see ServeDNS in handler.go.
 		ns := k.nsAddr()
-		svc := msg.Service{Host: ns.A.String(), Key: msg.Path(state.QName(), coredns)}
+		svc := msg.Service{Host: ns.A.String(), Key: msg.Path(state.QName(), coredns), TTL: k.ttl}
 		return []msg.Service{svc}, nil
 	}
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) Services(state request.Request, exact bool, opt plugin.Opti
 		// If this is an A request for "ns.dns", respond with a "fake" record for coredns.
 		// SOA records always use this hardcoded name
 		ns := k.nsAddr()
-		svc := msg.Service{Host: ns.A.String(), Key: msg.Path(state.QName(), coredns)}
+		svc := msg.Service{Host: ns.A.String(), Key: msg.Path(state.QName(), coredns), TTL: k.ttl}
 		return []msg.Service{svc}, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes_apex_test.go b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes_apex_test.go
index 3f580223e..9b00658bb 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes_apex_test.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes_apex_test.go
@@ -15,45 +15,45 @@ var kubeApexCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeSOA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Answer: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	303	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeHINFO,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	303	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeNS,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Answer: []dns.RR{
-			test.NS("cluster.local. 303     IN      NS     ns.dns.cluster.local."),
+			test.NS("cluster.local. 5     IN      NS     ns.dns.cluster.local."),
 		},
 		Extra: []dns.RR{
-			test.A("ns.dns.cluster.local.   303       IN      A       127.0.0.1"),
+			test.A("ns.dns.cluster.local.   5       IN      A       127.0.0.1"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	303	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeAAAA,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	303	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
 		},
 	},
 	{
 		Qname: "cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeSRV,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Ns: []dns.RR{
-			test.SOA("cluster.local.	303	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
+			test.SOA("cluster.local.	5	IN	SOA	ns.dns.cluster.local. hostmaster.cluster.local. 1499347823 7200 1800 86400 5"),
 		},
 	},
 }