diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py b/plugins/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
index e6319a5ad..817774aa2 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
@@ -927,9 +927,11 @@ def _ansible_get_models(self, *arg, **kwarg):
 
         if not is_track2:
             client.config = self.add_user_agent(client.config)
-
-        if self.azure_auth._cert_validation_mode == 'ignore':
-            client.config.session_configuration_callback = self._validation_ignore_callback
+            if self.azure_auth._cert_validation_mode == 'ignore':
+                client.config.session_configuration_callback = self._validation_ignore_callback
+        else:
+            if self.azure_auth._cert_validation_mode == 'ignore':
+                client._config.session_configuration_callback = self._validation_ignore_callback
 
         return client
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/azure_rm_privateendpoint/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/azure_rm_privateendpoint/tasks/main.yml
index 78d4b159a..306c1cc0a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/azure_rm_privateendpoint/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/azure_rm_privateendpoint/tasks/main.yml
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@
           - postgresqlServer
     subnet:
       id: "{{ subnet_output.state.id }}"
-    tags: 
+    tags:
       key1: value1
+    cert_validation_mode: ignore
   register: output
 
 - name: Assert status succeeded and results match expectations