diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/azure/cloud_manager/vm_or_template_shared/scanning.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/azure/cloud_manager/vm_or_template_shared/scanning.rb
index cbffcc4a..c20c5917 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/azure/cloud_manager/vm_or_template_shared/scanning.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/azure/cloud_manager/vm_or_template_shared/scanning.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def perform_metadata_scan(ost)
         vm_args[:image_uri] = uid_ems
       end
     else
-      vm_args[:resource_group] = resource_group
+      vm_args[:resource_group] = resource_group.name
       vm_args[:snapshot] = ost.scanData["snapshot"]["name"] unless managed_disk?
     end