diff --git a/registry/txt.go b/registry/txt.go
index e1f51d8533..917588ef18 100644
--- a/registry/txt.go
+++ b/registry/txt.go
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ func (im *TXTRegistry) Records() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
 
 	for _, ep := range endpoints {
 		if labels, ok := labelMap[ep.DNSName]; ok {
-			ep.Labels = labels
+			for k, v := range labels {
+				ep.Labels[k] = v
+			}
 		} else {
 			//this indicates that owner could not be identified, as there is no corresponding TXT record
 			ep.Labels = endpoint.NewLabels()