diff --git a/examples/ibm-private-dns/main.tf b/examples/ibm-private-dns/main.tf
index 2a09d86998..4c197ec155 100644
--- a/examples/ibm-private-dns/main.tf
+++ b/examples/ibm-private-dns/main.tf
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ resource "ibm_dns_permitted_network" "test-pdns-permitted-network-nw" {
 
 
 data "ibm_dns_permitted_networks" "test" {
-  depends_on = [ibm_dns_permitted_network.test-pdns-permitted-network-nw]
-  instance_id = ibm_dns_zone.test-pdns-zone.instance_id
-  zone_id = ibm_dns_zone.test-pdns-zone.zone_id
+  instance_id = ibm_dns_permitted_network.test-pdns-permitted-network-nw.instance_id
+  zone_id = ibm_dns_permitted_network.test-pdns-permitted-network-nw.zone_id
 }
 
 output "dns_permitted_nw_output" {
diff --git a/ibm/data_source_ibm_private_dns_permitted_network_test.go b/ibm/data_source_ibm_private_dns_permitted_network_test.go
index 0ff5f10dee..d823f83c6e 100644
--- a/ibm/data_source_ibm_private_dns_permitted_network_test.go
+++ b/ibm/data_source_ibm_private_dns_permitted_network_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func testAccCheckIBMpDNSPermittedNetworksDataSourceConfig(riname, vpcname, zonen
 
 	resource "ibm_is_vpc" "test_pdns_vpc" {
 		name = "%s"
+		resource_group = data.ibm_resource_group.rg.id
 	}
 
 	resource "ibm_dns_zone" "test-pdns-zone" {
@@ -62,8 +63,7 @@ func testAccCheckIBMpDNSPermittedNetworksDataSourceConfig(riname, vpcname, zonen
 	}
 
 	data "ibm_dns_permitted_networks" "test" {
-		depends_on = [ibm_dns_permitted_network.test-pdns-permitted-network-nw]
-		instance_id = ibm_dns_zone.test-pdns-zone.instance_id
-		zone_id = ibm_dns_zone.test-pdns-zone.zone_id
+		instance_id = ibm_dns_permitted_network.test-pdns-permitted-network-nw.instance_id
+		zone_id = ibm_dns_permitted_network.test-pdns-permitted-network-nw.zone_id
 	}`, riname, vpcname, zonename)
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/d/pdns_permitted_networks.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/pdns_permitted_networks.html.markdown
index 89ed681980..0e1d2bd91a 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/pdns_permitted_networks.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/pdns_permitted_networks.html.markdown
@@ -16,9 +16,39 @@ Import the details of an existing IBM Cloud Infrastructure private domain name s
 
 ```hcl
 
+data "ibm_resource_group" "rg" {
+  name = "default"
+}
+
+resource "ibm_is_vpc" "test_pdns_vpc" {
+  name           = "test-pdns-vpc"
+  resource_group = data.ibm_resource_group.rg.id
+}
+
+resource "ibm_resource_instance" "test-pdns-instance" {
+  name              = "test-pdns"
+  resource_group_id = data.ibm_resource_group.rg.id
+  location          = "global"
+  service           = "dns-svcs"
+  plan              = "standard-dns"
+}
+
+resource "ibm_dns_zone" "test-pdns-zone" {
+  name        = "test.com"
+  instance_id = ibm_resource_instance.test-pdns-instance.guid
+  description = "testdescription"
+  label       = "testlabel-updated"
+}
+
+resource "ibm_dns_permitted_network" "test-pdns-permitted-network-nw" {
+  instance_id = ibm_resource_instance.test-pdns-instance.guid
+  zone_id     = ibm_dns_zone.test-pdns-zone.zone_id
+  vpc_crn     = ibm_is_vpc.test_pdns_vpc.crn
+}
+
 data "ibm_dns_permitted_networks" "test" {
- instance_id = ibm_dns_zone.test-pdns-zone.instance_id
- zone_id = ibm_dns_zone.test-pdns-zone.zone_id
+  instance_id = ibm_dns_permitted_network.test-pdns-permitted-network-nw.instance_id
+  zone_id     = ibm_dns_permitted_network.test-pdns-permitted-network-nw.zone_id
 }
 ```
 
@@ -26,7 +56,7 @@ data "ibm_dns_permitted_networks" "test" {
 
 The following arguments are supported:
 
-* `instance_id` - (Required, string) The resource instance id of the private DNS on which zones were created.
+* `instance_id` - (Required, string) The resource instance id of the private DNS on which permitted networks were created.
 * `zone_id` - (Required, string) The resource zone id of the private DNS on which permitted networks were created.
 
 ## Attribute Reference