diff --git a/providers/dns/azure/azure.go b/providers/dns/azure/azure.go
index 7f156993..8012aa65 100644
--- a/providers/dns/azure/azure.go
+++ b/providers/dns/azure/azure.go
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) Present(domain, token, keyAuth string) error {
 	}
 
 	_, err = rsc.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, d.config.ResourceGroup, zone, relative, dns.TXT, rec, "", "")
-	return fmt.Errorf("azure: %v", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("azure: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // CleanUp removes the TXT record matching the specified parameters
@@ -150,7 +153,10 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) CleanUp(domain, token, keyAuth string) error {
 	rsc.Authorizer = autorest.NewBearerAuthorizer(spt)
 
 	_, err = rsc.Delete(ctx, d.config.ResourceGroup, zone, relative, dns.TXT, "")
-	return fmt.Errorf("azure: %v", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("azure: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Checks that azure has a zone for this domain name.
diff --git a/providers/dns/gcloud/googlecloud.go b/providers/dns/gcloud/googlecloud.go
index 36e067a5..dbc35904 100644
--- a/providers/dns/gcloud/googlecloud.go
+++ b/providers/dns/gcloud/googlecloud.go
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) CleanUp(domain, token, keyAuth string) error {
 	}
 
 	_, err = d.client.Changes.Create(d.config.Project, zone, &dns.Change{Deletions: records}).Do()
-	return fmt.Errorf("googlecloud: %v", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("googlecloud: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Timeout customizes the timeout values used by the ACME package for checking
diff --git a/providers/dns/iij/iij.go b/providers/dns/iij/iij.go
index 028e335d..fc09f863 100644
--- a/providers/dns/iij/iij.go
+++ b/providers/dns/iij/iij.go
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) Present(domain, token, keyAuth string) error {
 	_, value, _ := acme.DNS01Record(domain, keyAuth)
 
 	err := d.addTxtRecord(domain, value)
-	return fmt.Errorf("iij: %v", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("iij: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // CleanUp removes the TXT record matching the specified parameters
@@ -84,7 +87,10 @@ func (d *DNSProvider) CleanUp(domain, token, keyAuth string) error {
 	_, value, _ := acme.DNS01Record(domain, keyAuth)
 
 	err := d.deleteTxtRecord(domain, value)
-	return fmt.Errorf("iij: %v", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("iij: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (d *DNSProvider) addTxtRecord(domain, value string) error {