diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 673537c..3a7df78 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## v1.?.0 - 2023-??-?? -
 
+* Fix for bug in MetaProcessor _up_to_date check that was failing when there was
+  a plan with a single change type with a single value, e.g. CNAME.
 * Support added for config env variable expansion on nested levels, not just
   top-level provider/processor keys
 
diff --git a/octodns/processor/meta.py b/octodns/processor/meta.py
index 4c71724..42299ea 100644
--- a/octodns/processor/meta.py
+++ b/octodns/processor/meta.py
@@ -131,18 +131,23 @@ class MetaProcessor(BaseProcessor):
 
         return desired, existing
 
-    def _up_to_date(self, change):
+    def _is_up_to_date_meta(self, change):
+        # always something so we can see if its type and name
+        record = change.record
         # existing state, if there is one
         existing = getattr(change, 'existing', None)
-        return existing is not None and _keys(existing.values) == _keys(
-            self.values
+        return (
+            record._type == 'TXT'
+            and record.name == self.record_name
+            and existing is not None
+            and _keys(existing.values) == _keys(self.values)
         )
 
     def process_plan(self, plan, sources, target):
         if (
             plan
             and len(plan.changes) == 1
-            and self._up_to_date(plan.changes[0])
+            and self._is_up_to_date_meta(plan.changes[0])
         ):
             # the only change is the meta record, and it's not meaningfully
             # changing so we don't actually want to make the change
diff --git a/tests/test_octodns_processor_meta.py b/tests/test_octodns_processor_meta.py
index b99dd19..05e5515 100644
--- a/tests/test_octodns_processor_meta.py
+++ b/tests/test_octodns_processor_meta.py
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ class TestMetaProcessor(TestCase):
         },
     )
 
+    not_txt = Record.new(
+        zone,
+        'cname',
+        {'type': 'CNAME', 'ttl': 61, 'value': 'points.to.something.'},
+    )
+
     @patch('octodns.processor.meta.MetaProcessor.now')
     @patch('octodns.processor.meta.MetaProcessor.uuid')
     def test_args_and_values(self, uuid_mock, now_mock):
@@ -101,16 +107,28 @@ class TestMetaProcessor(TestCase):
         # uuid's have 4 -
         self.assertEqual(4, proc.values[0].count('-'))
 
-    def test_up_to_date(self):
+    def test_is_up_to_date_meta(self):
         proc = MetaProcessor('test')
 
         # Creates always need to happen
-        self.assertFalse(proc._up_to_date(Create(self.meta_needs_update)))
-        self.assertFalse(proc._up_to_date(Create(self.meta_up_to_date)))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            proc._is_up_to_date_meta(Create(self.meta_needs_update))
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(proc._is_up_to_date_meta(Create(self.meta_up_to_date)))
 
         # Updates depend on the contents
-        self.assertFalse(proc._up_to_date(Update(self.meta_needs_update, None)))
-        self.assertTrue(proc._up_to_date(Update(self.meta_up_to_date, None)))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            proc._is_up_to_date_meta(Update(self.meta_needs_update, None))
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(
+            proc._is_up_to_date_meta(Update(self.meta_up_to_date, None))
+        )
+
+        # not a meta txt
+        self.assertFalse(proc._is_up_to_date_meta(Update(self.not_meta, None)))
+
+        # not even a txt record
+        self.assertFalse(proc._is_up_to_date_meta(Update(self.not_txt, None)))
 
     @patch('octodns.processor.meta.MetaProcessor.now')
     def test_process_source_zone(self, now_mock):