diff --git a/builtin/providers/azurerm/import_arm_virtual_network_peering_test.go b/builtin/providers/azurerm/import_arm_virtual_network_peering_test.go
index 8269294f8..ab2561d2f 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azurerm/import_arm_virtual_network_peering_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azurerm/import_arm_virtual_network_peering_test.go
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ func TestAccAzureRMVirtualNetworkPeering_importBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 
 			resource.TestStep{
-				ResourceName:            resourceName,
-				ImportState:             true,
-				ImportStateVerify:       true,
-				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"resource_group_name"},
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
 			},
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_network_peering.go b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_network_peering.go
index 0c7ab3af7..50a8bc284 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_network_peering.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_network_peering.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func resourceArmVirtualNetworkPeeringRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 	peer := *resp.Properties
 
 	// update appropriate values
+	d.Set("resource_group_name", resGroup)
 	d.Set("name", resp.Name)
 	d.Set("virtual_network_name", vnetName)
 	d.Set("allow_virtual_network_access", peer.AllowVirtualNetworkAccess)