diff --git a/middleware/auto/auto.go b/middleware/auto/auto.go
index fabf492e1..115e86dea 100644
--- a/middleware/auto/auto.go
+++ b/middleware/auto/auto.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (a Auto) ServeDNS(ctx context.Context, w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) (i
 		return xfr.ServeDNS(ctx, w, r)
 	}
 
-	answer, ns, extra, result := z.Lookup(qname, state.QType(), state.Do())
+	answer, ns, extra, result := z.Lookup(state, qname)
 
 	m := new(dns.Msg)
 	m.SetReply(r)
diff --git a/middleware/auto/setup.go b/middleware/auto/setup.go
index ddb5670f0..bf72f4549 100644
--- a/middleware/auto/setup.go
+++ b/middleware/auto/setup.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func autoParse(c *caddy.Controller) (Auto, error) {
 				case "upstream":
 					args := c.RemainingArgs()
 					if len(args) == 0 {
-						return a, false, c.ArgErr()
+						return a, c.ArgErr()
 					}
 					for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
 						h, p, e := net.SplitHostPort(args[i])
diff --git a/middleware/auto/setup_test.go b/middleware/auto/setup_test.go
index f0368ff6e..3d65a4a86 100644
--- a/middleware/auto/setup_test.go
+++ b/middleware/auto/setup_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func TestAutoParse(t *testing.T) {
 				directory /tmp (.*) bliep
 				transfer to 127.0.0.1
 				transfer to 127.0.0.2
+				upstream 8.8.8.8
 			}`,
 			false, "/tmp", "bliep", `(.*)`, []string{"127.0.0.1:53", "127.0.0.2:53"},
 		},
diff --git a/middleware/file/cname_test.go b/middleware/file/cname_test.go
index bb678f7ff..2eb7e073f 100644
--- a/middleware/file/cname_test.go
+++ b/middleware/file/cname_test.go
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ var exernalTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "external.example.org.", Qtype: dns.TypeA,
 		Answer: []dns.RR{
 			test.CNAME("external.example.org. 1800	CNAME	www.example.net."),
+			// magic 303 TTL that says: don't check TTL.
+			test.A("www.example.net.	303	IN	A	93.184.216.34"),
 		},
 	},
 }
diff --git a/middleware/file/lookup.go b/middleware/file/lookup.go
index 4afd6262e..fc1ffaacc 100644
--- a/middleware/file/lookup.go
+++ b/middleware/file/lookup.go
@@ -339,10 +339,12 @@ func cnameForType(targets []dns.RR, origQtype uint16) []dns.RR {
 
 func (z *Zone) externalLookup(state request.Request, target string, qtype uint16) []dns.RR {
 	m, e := z.Proxy.Lookup(state, target, qtype)
-	if e != nil || m == nil {
+	if e != nil {
+		println(e.Error())
 		// TODO(miek): debugMsg for this as well? Log?
 		return nil
 	}
+	println(m.String())
 	return m.Answer
 }
 
diff --git a/middleware/proxy/lookup.go b/middleware/proxy/lookup.go
index 340b4e31b..d0f06986b 100644
--- a/middleware/proxy/lookup.go
+++ b/middleware/proxy/lookup.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func (p Proxy) lookup(state request.Request, r *dns.Msg) (*dns.Msg, error) {
 		// hosts until timeout (or until we get a nil host).
 		for time.Now().Sub(start) < tryDuration {
 			host := upstream.Select()
+			println(host.Name)
 			if host == nil {
 				return nil, errUnreachable
 			}