diff --git a/controllers/mysql_combined_test.go b/controllers/mysql_combined_test.go
index 834cb714cd2..5364931ecec 100644
--- a/controllers/mysql_combined_test.go
+++ b/controllers/mysql_combined_test.go
@@ -30,24 +30,19 @@ func TestMySQLHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	rgLocation := "eastus2"
 	rgName := tc.resourceGroupName
 	mySQLServerName := GenerateTestResourceNameWithRandom("mysql-srv", 10)
-	// mySQLReplicaName := GenerateTestResourceNameWithRandom("mysql-rep", 10)
+	mySQLReplicaName := GenerateTestResourceNameWithRandom("mysql-rep", 10)
 
 	// Create the mySQLServer object and expect the Reconcile to be created
 	mySQLServerInstance := v1alpha2.NewDefaultMySQLServer(mySQLServerName, rgName, rgLocation)
 
 	RequireInstance(ctx, t, tc, mySQLServerInstance)
 
-	// Commenting the replica creation out for now - the time to
-	// provision the replica has blown out to more than an hour in
-	// some cases?
-	// TODO (babbageclunk): raise a bug with the Azure MySQL team about this.
+	// Create a mySQL replica
 
-	// // Create a mySQL replica
+	mySQLReplicaInstance := v1alpha2.NewReplicaMySQLServer(mySQLReplicaName, rgName, rgLocation, mySQLServerInstance.Status.ResourceId)
+	mySQLReplicaInstance.Spec.StorageProfile = nil
 
-	// mySQLReplicaInstance := v1alpha2.NewReplicaMySQLServer(mySQLReplicaName, rgName, rgLocation, mySQLServerInstance.Status.ResourceId)
-	// mySQLReplicaInstance.Spec.StorageProfile = nil
-
-	// EnsureInstance(ctx, t, tc, mySQLReplicaInstance)
+	EnsureInstance(ctx, t, tc, mySQLReplicaInstance)
 
 	mySQLDBName := GenerateTestResourceNameWithRandom("mysql-db", 10)
 
@@ -114,7 +109,7 @@ func TestMySQLHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	EnsureDelete(ctx, t, tc, ruleInstance)
 	EnsureDelete(ctx, t, tc, mySQLDBInstance)
 	EnsureDelete(ctx, t, tc, mySQLServerInstance)
-	// EnsureDelete(ctx, t, tc, mySQLReplicaInstance)
+	EnsureDelete(ctx, t, tc, mySQLReplicaInstance)
 }
 
 func RunMySQLUserHappyPath(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, mySQLServerName string, mySQLDBName string, rgName string) {
diff --git a/pkg/resourcemanager/mysql/server/reconcile.go b/pkg/resourcemanager/mysql/server/reconcile.go
index 21243609e50..2deb2196e4c 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcemanager/mysql/server/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcemanager/mysql/server/reconcile.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func (m *MySQLServerClient) Ensure(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, opts
 				instance.Status.ResourceId = *server.ID
 				instance.Status.State = string(server.UserVisibleState)
 				instance.Status.SpecHash = hash
+				instance.Status.PollingURL = ""
 				return true, nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ func (m *MySQLServerClient) Ensure(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, opts
 				if azerr.Type == errhelp.AsyncOpIncompleteError {
 					instance.Status.PollingURL = pollURL
 				}
-				instance.Status.Message = "Postgres server exists but may not be ready"
+				instance.Status.Message = "MySQL server exists but may not be ready"
 				instance.Status.Provisioning = true
 				return false, nil
 			}
@@ -185,14 +186,14 @@ func (m *MySQLServerClient) Ensure(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, opts
 				return false, nil
 			}
 
-			// serious error occured, end reconcilliation and mark it as failed
+			// serious error occurred, end reconciliation and mark it as failed
 			instance.Status.Message = errhelp.StripErrorIDs(err)
 			instance.Status.Provisioned = false
 			instance.Status.FailedProvisioning = true
 			return true, nil
-
 		}
 
+		instance.Status.PollingURL = pollURL
 		instance.Status.Message = "request submitted to Azure"
 	}
 	return false, nil