diff --git a/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/reconcile.go b/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/reconcile.go
index 81355dd3079..931147dbfd7 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/reconcile.go
@@ -29,18 +29,21 @@ func (g *AzureVNetManager) Ensure(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, opts
 	addressSpace := instance.Spec.AddressSpace
 	subnets := instance.Spec.Subnets
 
-	instance.Status.Provisioning = true
-	instance.Status.Provisioned = false
-
 	// check first to see if the VNet exists, if it does, dont create it and
 	// 	consider the reconcilliation successful
-	if exists, _ := g.VNetExists(ctx, resourceGroup, resourceName); exists {
+	vNet, err := g.GetVNet(ctx, resourceGroup, resourceName)
+	if err == nil {
+		// succeeded! end reconcilliation successfully
 		instance.Status.Provisioning = false
 		instance.Status.Provisioned = true
 		instance.Status.Message = resourcemanager.SuccessMsg
+		instance.Status.ResourceId = *vNet.ID
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
+	instance.Status.Provisioning = true
+	instance.Status.Provisioned = false
+
 	_, err = g.CreateVNet(
 		ctx,
 		location,
@@ -84,13 +87,7 @@ func (g *AzureVNetManager) Ensure(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, opts
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("Error creating VNet: %s, %s - %v", resourceGroup, resourceName, err)
 	}
 
-	// success
-	instance.Status.Message = resourcemanager.SuccessMsg
-	instance.Status.Provisioning = false
-	instance.Status.Provisioned = true
-	instance.Status.Message = resourcemanager.SuccessMsg
-
-	return true, nil
+	return false, nil
 }
 
 // Delete makes sure that the VNet has been deleted
diff --git a/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet.go b/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet.go
index 7dd91ac934c..00e43f907d4 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet.go
@@ -92,23 +92,12 @@ func (_ *AzureVNetManager) DeleteVNet(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName str
 	return future.Result(client)
 }
 
-// VNetExists checks to see if a VNet exists
-func (_ *AzureVNetManager) VNetExists(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, resourceName string) (bool, error) {
+// GetVNet gets a VNet
+func (v *AzureVNetManager) GetVNet(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, resourceName string) (vNet vnetwork.VirtualNetwork, err error) {
 	client, err := getVNetClient()
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	result, err := client.Get(
-		ctx,
-		resourceGroupName,
-		resourceName,
-		"")
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	} else if result.Name == nil {
-		return false, nil
+		return vnetwork.VirtualNetwork{}, err
 	}
 
-	return true, nil
+	return client.Get(ctx, resourceGroupName, resourceName, "")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet_manager.go b/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet_manager.go
index dd9bd6b8444..246d4986bfe 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet_manager.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ type VNetManager interface {
 		resourceGroupName string,
 		resourceName string) (autorest.Response, error)
 
-	VNetExists(ctx context.Context,
+	GetVNet(ctx context.Context,
 		resourceGroupName string,
-		resourceName string) (bool, error)
+		resourceName string) (vnetwork.VirtualNetwork, error)
 
 	// also embed async client methods
 	resourcemanager.ARMClient
diff --git a/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet_test.go b/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet_test.go
index df442c02917..320cff05984 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcemanager/vnet/vnet_test.go
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ var _ = Describe("VNet", func() {
 			// Create vnet instance
 			Eventually(func() bool {
 				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
-				exists, _ := vnetManager.VNetExists(ctx, rgName, vnetName)
-				if exists {
+				_, err := vnetManager.GetVNet(ctx, rgName, vnetName)
+				if err == nil {
 					return true
 				}
-				_, err := vnetManager.CreateVNet(ctx, location, rgName, vnetName, addressSpace, []azurev1alpha1.VNetSubnets{
+				_, err = vnetManager.CreateVNet(ctx, location, rgName, vnetName, addressSpace, []azurev1alpha1.VNetSubnets{
 					azurev1alpha1.VNetSubnets{
 						SubnetName:          subnetName,
 						SubnetAddressPrefix: subnetPrefix,
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ var _ = Describe("VNet", func() {
 			// Delete vnet instance
 			Eventually(func() bool {
 				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
-				exists, _ := vnetManager.VNetExists(ctx, rgName, vnetName)
-				if !exists {
+				_, err := vnetManager.GetVNet(ctx, rgName, vnetName)
+				if err != nil {
 					return true
 				}
-				_, err := vnetManager.DeleteVNet(ctx, rgName, vnetName)
+				_, err = vnetManager.DeleteVNet(ctx, rgName, vnetName)
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Println(err.Error())
 					if !errhelp.IsAsynchronousOperationNotComplete(err) {