diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9ec2590f..ee97e8c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ clean:
 build: clean
 	go build
 
-
 dependencies:
 	dep ensure -v
 
diff --git a/providers/dns/acmedns/acmedns.go b/providers/dns/acmedns/acmedns.go
index 7e650755..9ad0ef36 100644
--- a/providers/dns/acmedns/acmedns.go
+++ b/providers/dns/acmedns/acmedns.go
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-// Package acmedns implements a DNS provider for solving DNS-01 challenges using
-// Joohoi's acme-dns project. For more information see the ACME-DNS homepage:
-//    https://github.com/joohoi/acme-dns
+// Package acmedns implements a DNS provider for solving DNS-01 challenges using Joohoi's acme-dns project.
+// For more information see the ACME-DNS homepage: https://github.com/joohoi/acme-dns
 package acmedns
 
 import (
diff --git a/providers/dns/cloudflare/cloudflare.go b/providers/dns/cloudflare/cloudflare.go
index a0d379c0..2836f213 100644
--- a/providers/dns/cloudflare/cloudflare.go
+++ b/providers/dns/cloudflare/cloudflare.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func NewDNSProviderConfig(config *Config) (*DNSProvider, error) {
 	}
 
 	if config.TTL < minTTL {
-		config.TTL = minTTL
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cloudflare: invalid TTL, TTL (%d) must be greater than %d", config.TTL, minTTL)
 	}
 
 	client, err := cloudflare.New(config.AuthKey, config.AuthEmail, cloudflare.HTTPClient(config.HTTPClient))
diff --git a/providers/dns/godaddy/godaddy.go b/providers/dns/godaddy/godaddy.go
index 804fd180..8aebde65 100644
--- a/providers/dns/godaddy/godaddy.go
+++ b/providers/dns/godaddy/godaddy.go
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ func NewDNSProviderConfig(config *Config) (*DNSProvider, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("godaddy: credentials missing")
 	}
 
+	if config.TTL < minTTL {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("godaddy: invalid TTL, TTL (%d) must be greater than %d", config.TTL, minTTL)
+	}
+
 	return &DNSProvider{config: config}, nil
 }
 
@@ -111,10 +115,6 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) Present(domain, token, keyAuth string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if d.config.TTL < minTTL {
-		d.config.TTL = minTTL
-	}
-
 	recordName := d.extractRecordName(fqdn, domainZone)
 	rec := []DNSRecord{
 		{
diff --git a/providers/dns/linode/linode.go b/providers/dns/linode/linode.go
index 9f25e525..09b92e99 100644
--- a/providers/dns/linode/linode.go
+++ b/providers/dns/linode/linode.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	dnsMinTTLSecs      = 300
+	minTTL             = 300
 	dnsUpdateFreqMins  = 15
 	dnsUpdateFudgeSecs = 120
 )
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type Config struct {
 func NewDefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		PollingInterval: env.GetOrDefaultSecond("LINODE_POLLING_INTERVAL", 15*time.Second),
-		TTL:             env.GetOrDefaultInt("LINODE_TTL", 60),
+		TTL:             env.GetOrDefaultInt("LINODE_TTL", minTTL),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ func NewDNSProviderConfig(config *Config) (*DNSProvider, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("linode: credentials missing")
 	}
 
+	if config.TTL < minTTL {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("linode: invalid TTL, TTL (%d) must be greater than %d", config.TTL, minTTL)
+	}
+
 	return &DNSProvider{
 		config: config,
 		client: dns.New(config.APIKey),
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) Timeout() (timeout, interval time.Duration) {
 	minsRemaining := dnsUpdateFreqMins - (time.Now().Minute() % dnsUpdateFreqMins)
 
 	timeout = (time.Duration(minsRemaining) * time.Minute) +
-		(dnsMinTTLSecs * time.Second) +
+		(minTTL * time.Second) +
 		(dnsUpdateFudgeSecs * time.Second)
 	interval = d.config.PollingInterval
 	return
diff --git a/providers/dns/linodev4/linodev4.go b/providers/dns/linodev4/linodev4.go
index 2c75f176..97903e9c 100644
--- a/providers/dns/linodev4/linodev4.go
+++ b/providers/dns/linodev4/linodev4.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	dnsMinTTLSecs      = 300
+	minTTL             = 300
 	dnsUpdateFreqMins  = 15
 	dnsUpdateFudgeSecs = 120
 )
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Config struct {
 func NewDefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		PollingInterval: env.GetOrDefaultSecond("LINODE_POLLING_INTERVAL", 15*time.Second),
-		TTL:             env.GetOrDefaultInt("LINODE_TTL", 60),
+		TTL:             env.GetOrDefaultInt("LINODE_TTL", minTTL),
 		HTTPTimeout:     env.GetOrDefaultSecond("LINODE_HTTP_TIMEOUT", 0),
 	}
 }
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ func NewDNSProviderConfig(config *Config) (*DNSProvider, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("linodev4: Linode Access Token missing")
 	}
 
+	if config.TTL < minTTL {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("linodev4: invalid TTL, TTL (%d) must be greater than %d", config.TTL, minTTL)
+	}
+
 	tokenSource := oauth2.StaticTokenSource(&oauth2.Token{AccessToken: config.Token})
 	oauth2Client := &http.Client{
 		Timeout: config.HTTPTimeout,
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) Timeout() (timeout, interval time.Duration) {
 	minsRemaining := dnsUpdateFreqMins - (time.Now().Minute() % dnsUpdateFreqMins)
 
 	timeout = (time.Duration(minsRemaining) * time.Minute) +
-		(dnsMinTTLSecs * time.Second) +
+		(minTTL * time.Second) +
 		(dnsUpdateFudgeSecs * time.Second)
 	interval = d.config.PollingInterval
 	return
diff --git a/providers/dns/namedotcom/namedotcom.go b/providers/dns/namedotcom/namedotcom.go
index 3e109886..2cd2b26d 100644
--- a/providers/dns/namedotcom/namedotcom.go
+++ b/providers/dns/namedotcom/namedotcom.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xenolf/lego/platform/config/env"
 )
 
+// according to https://www.name.com/api-docs/DNS#CreateRecord
+const minTTL = 300
+
 // Config is used to configure the creation of the DNSProvider
 type Config struct {
 	Username           string
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ type Config struct {
 // NewDefaultConfig returns a default configuration for the DNSProvider
 func NewDefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		TTL:                env.GetOrDefaultInt("NAMECOM_TTL", 120),
+		TTL:                env.GetOrDefaultInt("NAMECOM_TTL", minTTL),
 		PropagationTimeout: env.GetOrDefaultSecond("NAMECOM_PROPAGATION_TIMEOUT", acme.DefaultPropagationTimeout),
 		PollingInterval:    env.GetOrDefaultSecond("NAMECOM_POLLING_INTERVAL", acme.DefaultPollingInterval),
 		HTTPClient: &http.Client{
@@ -86,6 +89,10 @@ func NewDNSProviderConfig(config *Config) (*DNSProvider, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("namedotcom: API token is required")
 	}
 
+	if config.TTL < minTTL {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("namedotcom: invalid TTL, TTL (%d) must be greater than %d", config.TTL, minTTL)
+	}
+
 	client := namecom.New(config.Username, config.APIToken)
 	client.Client = config.HTTPClient
 
diff --git a/providers/dns/otc/otc.go b/providers/dns/otc/otc.go
index b26934d1..fd0c40df 100644
--- a/providers/dns/otc/otc.go
+++ b/providers/dns/otc/otc.go
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ func NewDNSProviderConfig(config *Config) (*DNSProvider, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("otc: credentials missing")
 	}
 
+	if config.TTL < minTTL {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("otc: invalid TTL, TTL (%d) must be greater than %d", config.TTL, minTTL)
+	}
+
 	if config.IdentityEndpoint == "" {
 		config.IdentityEndpoint = defaultIdentityEndpoint
 	}
@@ -124,10 +128,6 @@ func NewDNSProviderConfig(config *Config) (*DNSProvider, error) {
 func (d *DNSProvider) Present(domain, token, keyAuth string) error {
 	fqdn, value, _ := acme.DNS01Record(domain, keyAuth)
 
-	if d.config.TTL < minTTL {
-		d.config.TTL = minTTL
-	}
-
 	authZone, err := acme.FindZoneByFqdn(fqdn, acme.RecursiveNameservers)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("otc: %v", err)