diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/AutomationTests.cs b/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/AutomationTests.cs
index b56c5c9301a3..66064b05acc8 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/AutomationTests.cs
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/AutomationTests.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public void TestAutomationStartUnpublishedRunbook()
         [Trait(Category.Service, Category.Automation)]
         public void TestAutomationRunbookWithParameter()
         {
-            TestRunner.RunTestScript("Test-RunbookWithParameter -runbookPath ScenarioTests\\Resources\\Test-PowershellRunbook.ps1 -type 'PowerShell' -parameters @{'nums'=@(1,2,3,4,5,6,7)} -expectedResult 28");
+          TestRunner.RunTestScript("Test-RunbookWithParameter -runbookPath ScenarioTests\\Resources\\Test-PowershellRunbook.ps1 -type 'PowerShell' -parameters @{'nums'=@(1,2,3,4,5,6,7)} -expectedResult 28");
         }
 
         [Fact(Skip = "Need x64 test framework.")]
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public void TestAutomationRunbookWithParameter()
         [Trait(Category.Service, Category.Automation)]
         public void TestAutomationPy2RunbookWithParameter()
         {
-            TestRunner.RunTestScript("Test-RunbookWithParameter -runbookPath ScenarioTests\\Resources\\TestPythonRunbook.py -type 'Python2' -parameters @{'param1'='1';'param2'='2';'param3'='3';'param4'='4';'param5'='5';'param6'='6';'param7'='7'} -expectedResult 28");
+          TestRunner.RunTestScript("Test-RunbookWithParameter -runbookPath ScenarioTests\\Resources\\TestPythonRunbook.py -type 'Python2' -parameters @{'param1'='1';'param2'='2';'param3'='3';'param4'='4';'param5'='5';'param6'='6';'param7'='7'} -expectedResult 28");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/AutomationTests.ps1 b/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/AutomationTests.ps1
index 69ed29b537d0..7e1272bb1053 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/AutomationTests.ps1
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/AutomationTests.ps1
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ function Test-RunbookWithParameter
     $job = $automationAccount | Start-AzAutomationRunbook -Name $runbook.Name -Parameters $parameters
     WaitForJobStatus -Id $job.JobId -Status "Completed"
     $jobOutput = $automationAccount | Get-AzAutomationJobOutput -Id $job.JobId -Stream Output
-
     [int]$Result = $jobOutput | Select-Object -Last 1 -ExpandProperty Summary
     Assert-AreEqual $expectedResult $Result
     
diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/Resources/Test-PowershellRunbook.ps1 b/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/Resources/Test-PowershellRunbook.ps1
index 7fcf8e6898ee..58731338065e 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/Resources/Test-PowershellRunbook.ps1
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/Resources/Test-PowershellRunbook.ps1
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ Param(
 )
 
 Write-Output "Starting process"
-
 $sum = ($nums | Measure-Object -Sum).Sum
-
 Write-Output "Process completed"
 Write-Output $sum
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/Resources/TestPythonRunbook.py b/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/Resources/TestPythonRunbook.py
index 35a9eb64d245..4c51b2139316 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/Resources/TestPythonRunbook.py
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation.Test/ScenarioTests/Resources/TestPythonRunbook.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import sys
 
 print("Starting process")
-
 sum = 0
+
 for i in range(1,len(sys.argv)):
   sum = sum + int(sys.argv[i])
 
diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation/ChangeLog.md b/src/Automation/Automation/ChangeLog.md
index 036840a0011b..fbf15339d7e7 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation/ChangeLog.md
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 * Updated Get-AzAutomationJobOutputRecord to handle JSON and Text record values.
     - Fix for issue https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/issues/7977
     - Fix for issue https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/issues/8600
-    
+* Changed behavior for Start-AzAutomationDscCompilationJob to just start the job instead of waiting for its completion.
+    * Fix for issue https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/issues/8347
+
 ## Version 1.2.1
 * Fixed New-AzAutomationSoftwareUpdateConfiguration cmdlet bug for Inclusions. Now parameter IncludedKbNumber and IncludedPackageNameMask should work.
 * Bug fix for azure automation update management dynamic group
diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation/Cmdlet/StartAzureAutomationDscCompilationJob.cs b/src/Automation/Automation/Cmdlet/StartAzureAutomationDscCompilationJob.cs
index 5a83c735d57c..c7d0fa897954 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation/Cmdlet/StartAzureAutomationDscCompilationJob.cs
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation/Cmdlet/StartAzureAutomationDscCompilationJob.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 using Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Automation.Model;
 using Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Automation.Properties;
+using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Common.CustomAttributes;
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Globalization;
diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation/Common/AutomationPSClientDSC.cs b/src/Automation/Automation/Common/AutomationPSClientDSC.cs
index 5cfd13284583..6b6132f1cdb0 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation/Common/AutomationPSClientDSC.cs
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation/Common/AutomationPSClientDSC.cs
@@ -981,7 +981,9 @@ public CompilationJob StartCompilationJob(string resourceGroupName, string autom
 
                 };
 
-                var job = this.automationManagementClient.DscCompilationJob.Create(resourceGroupName, automationAccountName, Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), createJobParameters);
+                string jobId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+
+                DscCompilationJob job = this.automationManagementClient.DscCompilationJob.BeginCreate(resourceGroupName, automationAccountName, jobId, createJobParameters);
 
                 return new Model.CompilationJob(resourceGroupName, automationAccountName, job);
             }