diff --git a/model/src/main/java/denominator/common/Util.java b/model/src/main/java/denominator/common/Util.java
index aaad8c0c..416b2adf 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/denominator/common/Util.java
+++ b/model/src/main/java/denominator/common/Util.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public static String flatten(Map<String, Object> input) {
   }
 
   public static Map<String, Object> toMap(String type, String rdata) {
-    return toMap(type, Util.split(' ', rdata));
+    return "TXT".equals(type) ? TXTData.create(rdata) : toMap(type, Util.split(' ', rdata));
   }
 
   public static Map<String, Object> toMap(String type, List<String> parts) {
diff --git a/model/src/test/java/denominator/common/UtilTest.java b/model/src/test/java/denominator/common/UtilTest.java
index da30da38..28e631a8 100644
--- a/model/src/test/java/denominator/common/UtilTest.java
+++ b/model/src/test/java/denominator/common/UtilTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package denominator.common;
 
+import denominator.model.rdata.TXTData;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
@@ -163,7 +164,6 @@ public void filterRetains() {
                                    public boolean apply(String breakfast) {
                                      return "pancakes".equals(breakfast);
                                    }
-
                                  });
     assertThat(it).containsExactly("pancakes");
   }
@@ -190,4 +190,9 @@ public boolean apply(String breakfast) {
     assertTrue(and(startsWithP, notPoo).apply("pancakes"));
     assertFalse(and(startsWithP, notPoo).apply("poo"));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void toMapDoesntSplitTXT() {
+    assertThat(Util.toMap("TXT", "ONE TWO THREE")).isEqualTo(TXTData.create("ONE TWO THREE"));
+  }
 }