diff --git a/checker/collect.go b/checker/collect.go
index 4a410fb..83f37df 100644
--- a/checker/collect.go
+++ b/checker/collect.go
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ func (p *srvProvider) Collect(ctx context.Context, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) (any
 	}
 
 	for _, r := range payload.Records {
-		owner := strings.TrimSuffix(r.Hdr.Name, ".")
+		// Hdr.Name is relative to the service location (serviceDomain =
+		// subdomain.domain), so we join it with serviceDomain before
+		// treating as FQDN.
+		owner := sdk.JoinRelative(r.Hdr.Name, serviceDomain)
 		svc, proto := parseOwner(owner, serviceDomain)
 
 		rec := SRVRecord{