diff --git a/config/samples/azure_v1alpha1_storageaccount.yaml b/config/samples/azure_v1alpha1_storageaccount.yaml
index 39b590fe276..29cd0fe5cdf 100644
--- a/config/samples/azure_v1alpha1_storageaccount.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/azure_v1alpha1_storageaccount.yaml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ spec:
   accessTier: Hot
   supportsHttpsTrafficOnly: true
 # Optional: networkRule
-  networkRule:
-    bypass: AzureServices # Possible values are AzureServices, Metrics, None, Logging
-    defaultAction: Deny # Possible values are Allow, Deny
-    virtualNetworkRules: 
-      - subnetId: /subscriptions/{subscription}/resourceGroups/{resourcegroup}/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/{vnet}/subnets/{subnet}
-    ipRules: #could be an ip range or a ip address
-      - ipAddressOrRange: 2.2.0.0/24
-      - ipAddressOrRange: 2.2.2.1
+  # networkRule:
+  #   bypass: AzureServices # Possible values are AzureServices, Metrics, None, Logging
+  #   defaultAction: Deny # Possible values are Allow, Deny
+  #   virtualNetworkRules: 
+  #     - subnetId: /subscriptions/{subscription}/resourceGroups/{resourcegroup}/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/{vnet}/subnets/{subnet}
+  #   ipRules: #could be an ip range or a ip address
+  #     - ipAddressOrRange: 2.2.0.0/24
+  #     - ipAddressOrRange: 2.2.2.1
diff --git a/pkg/resourcemanager/storages/storageaccount/storageaccount_reconcile.go b/pkg/resourcemanager/storages/storageaccount/storageaccount_reconcile.go
index 45efda9e48c..b21e2e2b682 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcemanager/storages/storageaccount/storageaccount_reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcemanager/storages/storageaccount/storageaccount_reconcile.go
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ func (sa *azureStorageManager) Ensure(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, o
 		networkAcls = ParseNetworkPolicy(instance.Spec.NetworkRule)
 	}
 	// convert kube labels to expected tag format
-	labels := map[string]*string{}
-	for k, v := range instance.GetLabels() {
-		value := v
-		labels[k] = &value
-	}
+	labels := helpers.LabelsToTags(instance.GetLabels())
 
 	hash := ""
 	stor, err := sa.GetStorage(ctx, groupName, name)
@@ -132,6 +128,8 @@ func (sa *azureStorageManager) Ensure(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, o
 					instance.Status.Message = "Storage Account Already exists somewhere else"
 					return true, nil
 				}
+
+				instance.Status.Message = "Storage Account already exists and should be available shortly"
 				instance.Status.Provisioning = true
 			}