diff --git a/moto/route53/responses.py b/moto/route53/responses.py
index 55160922e..50fe79b5e 100644
--- a/moto/route53/responses.py
+++ b/moto/route53/responses.py
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ def rrset_response(request, full_url, headers):
 
     if method == "POST":
         elements = xmltodict.parse(request.body)
-        for key, value in elements['ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest']['ChangeBatch']['Changes'].items():
+
+        change_list = elements['ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest']['ChangeBatch']['Changes']['Change']
+        if not isinstance(change_list, list):
+            change_list = [elements['ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest']['ChangeBatch']['Changes']['Change']]
+
+        for value in change_list:
             action = value['Action']
             rrset = value['ResourceRecordSet']
 
diff --git a/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py b/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py
index 57da8112a..9536c958c 100644
--- a/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py
+++ b/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ def test_rrset():
     rrsets = conn.get_all_rrsets(zoneid, type="CNAME")
     rrsets.should.have.length_of(0)
 
+    changes = ResourceRecordSets(conn, zoneid)
+    changes.add_change("DELETE", "foo.bar.testdns.aws.com", "A")
+    change = changes.add_change("CREATE", "foo.bar.testdns.aws.com", "A")
+    change.add_value("5.6.7.8")
+    changes.commit()
+
+    rrsets = conn.get_all_rrsets(zoneid, type="A")
+    rrsets.should.have.length_of(1)
+    rrsets[0].resource_records[0].should.equal('5.6.7.8')
+
     changes = ResourceRecordSets(conn, zoneid)
     changes.add_change("DELETE", "foo.bar.testdns.aws.com", "A")
     changes.commit()