diff --git a/designate/objects/domain.py b/designate/objects/domain.py
index e8bc4a34e..02154c75a 100644
--- a/designate/objects/domain.py
+++ b/designate/objects/domain.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Domain(base.DictObjectMixin, base.SoftDeleteObjectMixin,
         'ttl': {
             'schema': {
                 'type': ['integer', 'null'],
-                'minimum': 0,
+                'minimum': 1,
                 'maximum': 2147483647
             },
         },
diff --git a/designate/objects/recordset.py b/designate/objects/recordset.py
index b38afda67..340b00668 100644
--- a/designate/objects/recordset.py
+++ b/designate/objects/recordset.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class RecordSet(base.DictObjectMixin, base.PersistentObjectMixin,
             'schema': {
                 'type': ['integer', 'null'],
                 'description': 'Default time to live',
-                'minimum': 0,
+                'minimum': 1,
                 'maximum': 2147483647
             },
         },
diff --git a/designate/resources/schemas/v1/domain.json b/designate/resources/schemas/v1/domain.json
index a9a6178ed..51633b2cb 100644
--- a/designate/resources/schemas/v1/domain.json
+++ b/designate/resources/schemas/v1/domain.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         "ttl": {
             "type": "integer",
             "description": "Time to live",
-            "minimum": 0,
+            "minimum": 1,
             "maximum": 2147483647
         },
         "serial": {
diff --git a/designate/resources/schemas/v1/record.json b/designate/resources/schemas/v1/record.json
index 440df45cb..fbf822019 100644
--- a/designate/resources/schemas/v1/record.json
+++ b/designate/resources/schemas/v1/record.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         "ttl": {
             "type": ["integer", "null"],
             "description": "Time to live",
-            "minimum": 0,
+            "minimum": 1,
             "maximum": 2147483647
         },
         "description": {
diff --git a/designate/tests/test_api/test_v1/test_domains.py b/designate/tests/test_api/test_v1/test_domains.py
index 087172788..c1612c71f 100644
--- a/designate/tests/test_api/test_v1/test_domains.py
+++ b/designate/tests/test_api/test_v1/test_domains.py
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ class ApiV1DomainsTest(ApiV1Test):
         fixture['ttl'] = -1
         self.post('domains', data=fixture, status_code=400)
 
+    def test_create_domain_zero_ttl(self):
+        # Create a domain
+        fixture = self.get_domain_fixture(0)
+        fixture['ttl'] = 0
+        self.post('domains', data=fixture, status_code=400)
+
     def test_create_domain_invalid_ttl(self):
         # Create a domain
         fixture = self.get_domain_fixture(0)
@@ -278,6 +284,14 @@ class ApiV1DomainsTest(ApiV1Test):
 
         self.put('domains/%s' % domain['id'], data=data, status_code=400)
 
+    def test_update_domain_zero_ttl(self):
+        # Create a domain
+        domain = self.create_domain()
+
+        data = {'ttl': 0}
+
+        self.put('domains/%s' % domain['id'], data=data, status_code=400)
+
     @patch.object(central_service.Service, 'update_domain',
                   side_effect=messaging.MessagingTimeout())
     def test_update_domain_timeout(self, _):
diff --git a/designate/tests/test_api/test_v1/test_records.py b/designate/tests/test_api/test_v1/test_records.py
index d14699471..e743a49db 100644
--- a/designate/tests/test_api/test_v1/test_records.py
+++ b/designate/tests/test_api/test_v1/test_records.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class ApiV1RecordsTest(ApiV1Test):
 
         # Get the record 2 to ensure recordset did not get deleted
         rec_2_get_response = self.get('domains/%s/records/%s' %
-                                     (self.domain['id'], record_2.json['id']))
+                                      (self.domain['id'], record_2.json['id']))
 
         self.assertIn('id', rec_2_get_response.json)
         self.assertIn('name', rec_2_get_response.json)
@@ -210,6 +210,20 @@ class ApiV1RecordsTest(ApiV1Test):
         self.post('domains/%s/records' % self.domain['id'], data=fixture,
                   status_code=400)
 
+    def test_create_record_zero_ttl(self):
+        fixture = self.get_record_fixture(self.recordset['type'])
+        fixture.update({
+            'name': self.recordset['name'],
+            'type': self.recordset['type'],
+        })
+
+        # Set the TTL to a value zero
+        fixture['ttl'] = 0
+
+        # Create a record, Ensuring it Fails with a 400
+        self.post('domains/%s/records' % self.domain['id'], data=fixture,
+                  status_code=400)
+
     def test_create_record_invalid_ttl(self):
         fixture = self.get_record_fixture(self.recordset['type'])
         fixture.update({
@@ -466,6 +480,15 @@ class ApiV1RecordsTest(ApiV1Test):
         self.put('domains/%s/records/%s' % (self.domain['id'], record['id']),
                  data=data, status_code=400)
 
+    def test_update_record_zero_ttl(self):
+        # Create a record
+        record = self.create_record(self.domain, self.recordset)
+
+        data = {'ttl': 0}
+
+        self.put('domains/%s/records/%s' % (self.domain['id'], record['id']),
+                 data=data, status_code=400)
+
     def test_update_record_invalid_ttl(self):
         # Create a record
         record = self.create_record(self.domain, self.recordset)