diff --git a/controllers/sqlserver_controller.go b/controllers/sqlserver_controller.go
index 6fc0e5b9925..88fe3ddb171 100644
--- a/controllers/sqlserver_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/sqlserver_controller.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (r *SqlServerReconciler) verifyExternal(instance *azurev1.SqlServer) error
 		Location:          location,
 	}
 
-	serv, err := sdkClient.GetServer(groupName, name)
+	serv, err := sdkClient.GetServer()
 	if err != nil {
 		azerr := errhelp.NewAzureError(err).(*errhelp.AzureError)
 		if azerr.Type != errhelp.ResourceNotFound {