diff --git a/_variables.tf b/_variables.tf
index 0c975cd..c7487a2 100644
--- a/_variables.tf
+++ b/_variables.tf
@@ -161,4 +161,10 @@ variable "web_acl_id" {
   type        = string
   description = "Web ACL ARN for Cloudfront distribution"
   default     = null
+}
+
+variable "record_type" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Type of the record to create on Route53"
+  default     = "CNAME"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/route53-record.tf b/route53-record.tf
index 0f876c3..eef3e23 100644
--- a/route53-record.tf
+++ b/route53-record.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ resource "aws_route53_record" "hostname" {
 
   zone_id = data.aws_route53_zone.selected.zone_id
   name    = var.hostnames[count.index]
-  type    = "CNAME"
+  type    = var.record_type
   ttl     = "300"
   records = [element(aws_cloudfront_distribution.default.*.domain_name, 0)]
 }