diff --git a/octodns/provider/cloudflare.py b/octodns/provider/cloudflare.py
index eb44d30..a45bd44 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/cloudflare.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/cloudflare.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class CloudflareProvider(BaseProvider):
     '''
     SUPPORTS_GEO = False
     # TODO: support SRV
-    UNSUPPORTED_TYPES = ('ALIAS', 'NAPTR', 'PTR', 'SOA', 'SRV', 'SSHFP')
+    SUPPORTS = set(('A', 'AAAA', 'CNAME', 'MX', 'NS', 'SPF', 'TXT'))
 
     MIN_TTL = 120
     TIMEOUT = 15
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ class CloudflareProvider(BaseProvider):
         self._zones = None
         self._zone_records = {}
 
-    def supports(self, record):
-        return record._type not in self.UNSUPPORTED_TYPES
-
     def _request(self, method, path, params=None, data=None):
         self.log.debug('_request: method=%s, path=%s', method, path)
 
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ class CloudflareProvider(BaseProvider):
             for record in records:
                 name = zone.hostname_from_fqdn(record['name'])
                 _type = record['type']
-                if _type not in self.UNSUPPORTED_TYPES:
+                if _type in self.SUPPORTS:
                     values[name][record['type']].append(record)
 
             for name, types in values.items():
diff --git a/octodns/provider/dnsimple.py b/octodns/provider/dnsimple.py
index 763e446..cb0f2d7 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/dnsimple.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/dnsimple.py
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ class DnsimpleProvider(BaseProvider):
         account: 42
     '''
     SUPPORTS_GEO = False
+    SUPPORTS = set(('A', 'AAAA', 'ALIAS', 'CNAME', 'MX', 'NAPTR', 'NS', 'PTR',
+                    'SPF', 'SRV', 'SSHFP', 'TXT'))
 
     def __init__(self, id, token, account, *args, **kwargs):
         self.log = logging.getLogger('DnsimpleProvider[{}]'.format(id))
diff --git a/octodns/provider/dyn.py b/octodns/provider/dyn.py
index ac0e21b..673e8d0 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/dyn.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/dyn.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class DynProvider(BaseProvider):
     than one account active at a time. See DynProvider._check_dyn_sess for some
     related bits.
     '''
+
     RECORDS_TO_TYPE = {
         'a_records': 'A',
         'aaaa_records': 'AAAA',
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ class DynProvider(BaseProvider):
         'txt_records': 'TXT',
     }
     TYPE_TO_RECORDS = {v: k for k, v in RECORDS_TO_TYPE.items()}
+    SUPPORTS = set(TYPE_TO_RECORDS.keys())
 
     # https://help.dyn.com/predefined-geotm-regions-groups/
     REGION_CODES = {
diff --git a/octodns/provider/ns1.py b/octodns/provider/ns1.py
index 5a51780..c50341d 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/ns1.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/ns1.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class Ns1Provider(BaseProvider):
         api_key: env/NS1_API_KEY
     '''
     SUPPORTS_GEO = False
+    SUPPORTS = set(('A', 'AAAA', 'ALIAS', 'CNAME', 'MX', 'NAPTR', 'NS', 'PTR',
+                    'SPF', 'SRV', 'TXT'))
+
     ZONE_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE = 'server error: zone not found'
 
     def __init__(self, id, api_key, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -30,9 +33,6 @@ class Ns1Provider(BaseProvider):
         super(Ns1Provider, self).__init__(id, *args, **kwargs)
         self._client = NSONE(apiKey=api_key)
 
-    def supports(self, record):
-        return record._type != 'SSHFP'
-
     def _data_for_A(self, _type, record):
         return {
             'ttl': record['ttl'],
diff --git a/octodns/provider/powerdns.py b/octodns/provider/powerdns.py
index 4ff2568..21e4d44 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/powerdns.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/powerdns.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from .base import BaseProvider
 
 class PowerDnsBaseProvider(BaseProvider):
     SUPPORTS_GEO = False
+    SUPPORTS = set(('A', 'AAAA', 'ALIAS', 'CNAME', 'MX', 'NAPTR', 'NS', 'PTR',
+                    'SPF', 'SSHFP', 'SRV', 'TXT'))
     TIMEOUT = 5
 
     def __init__(self, id, host, api_key, port=8081, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/octodns/provider/route53.py b/octodns/provider/route53.py
index bc8bc34..12c1aff 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/route53.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/route53.py
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ class Route53Provider(BaseProvider):
     In general the account used will need full permissions on Route53.
     '''
     SUPPORTS_GEO = True
+    SUPPORTS = set(('A', 'AAAA', 'CNAME', 'MX', 'NAPTR', 'NS', 'PTR', 'SPF',
+                    'SRV', 'TXT'))
 
     # This should be bumped when there are underlying changes made to the
     # health check config.
@@ -239,9 +241,6 @@ class Route53Provider(BaseProvider):
         self._r53_rrsets = {}
         self._health_checks = None
 
-    def supports(self, record):
-        return record._type not in ('ALIAS', 'SSHFP')
-
     @property
     def r53_zones(self):
         if self._r53_zones is None:
diff --git a/octodns/provider/yaml.py b/octodns/provider/yaml.py
index 7b2d209..c728caf 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/yaml.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/yaml.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class YamlProvider(BaseProvider):
         enforce_order: True
     '''
     SUPPORTS_GEO = True
+    SUPPORTS = set(('A', 'AAAA', 'ALIAS', 'CNAME', 'MX', 'NAPTR', 'NS', 'PTR',
+                   'SSHFP', 'SPF', 'SRV', 'TXT'))
 
     def __init__(self, id, directory, default_ttl=3600, enforce_order=True,
                  *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/octodns/source/base.py b/octodns/source/base.py
index 72ebaab..42d214b 100644
--- a/octodns/source/base.py
+++ b/octodns/source/base.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class BaseSource(object):
         if not hasattr(self, 'SUPPORTS_GEO'):
             raise NotImplementedError('Abstract base class, SUPPORTS_GEO '
                                       'property missing')
+        if not hasattr(self, 'SUPPORTS'):
+            raise NotImplementedError('Abstract base class, SUPPORTS '
+                                      'property missing')
 
     def populate(self, zone, target=False):
         '''
@@ -25,9 +28,7 @@ class BaseSource(object):
                                   'missing')
 
     def supports(self, record):
-        # Unless overriden and handled appropriaitely we'll assume that all
-        # record types are supported
-        return True
+        return record._type in self.SUPPORTS
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return self.__class__.__name__
diff --git a/octodns/source/tinydns.py b/octodns/source/tinydns.py
index 70f0145..6805378 100644
--- a/octodns/source/tinydns.py
+++ b/octodns/source/tinydns.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from .base import BaseSource
 
 class TinyDnsBaseSource(BaseSource):
     SUPPORTS_GEO = False
+    SUPPORTS = set(('A', 'CNAME', 'MX', 'NS'))
 
     split_re = re.compile(r':+')
 
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index df74e84..a8aafa3 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class SimpleSource(object):
 
 class SimpleProvider(object):
     SUPPORTS_GEO = False
+    SUPPORTS = set(('A',))
 
     def __init__(self, id='test'):
         pass
diff --git a/tests/test_octodns_provider_base.py b/tests/test_octodns_provider_base.py
index c7836c8..766bf65 100644
--- a/tests/test_octodns_provider_base.py
+++ b/tests/test_octodns_provider_base.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from octodns.zone import Zone
 class HelperProvider(BaseProvider):
     log = getLogger('HelperProvider')
 
+    SUPPORTS = set(('A',))
+
     def __init__(self, extra_changes, apply_disabled=False,
                  include_change_callback=None):
         self.__extra_changes = extra_changes
@@ -58,10 +60,17 @@ class TestBaseProvider(TestCase):
         zone = Zone('unit.tests.', [])
         with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError) as ctx:
             HasSupportsGeo('hassupportesgeo').populate(zone)
+        self.assertEquals('Abstract base class, SUPPORTS property missing',
+                          ctx.exception.message)
+
+        class HasSupports(HasSupportsGeo):
+            SUPPORTS = set(('A',))
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError) as ctx:
+            HasSupports('hassupportes').populate(zone)
         self.assertEquals('Abstract base class, populate method missing',
                           ctx.exception.message)
 
-        class HasPopulate(HasSupportsGeo):
+        class HasPopulate(HasSupports):
 
             def populate(self, zone, target=False):
                 zone.add_record(Record.new(zone, '', {
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ class TestBaseProvider(TestCase):
             'value': '1.2.3.4'
         }))
 
-        self.assertTrue(HasSupportsGeo('hassupportesgeo')
+        self.assertTrue(HasSupports('hassupportesgeo')
                         .supports(list(zone.records)[0]))
 
         plan = HasPopulate('haspopulate').plan(zone)