diff --git a/src/Bicep.Core.UnitTests/Configuration/ConfigurationManagerTests.cs b/src/Bicep.Core.UnitTests/Configuration/ConfigurationManagerTests.cs
index 35ec0bf4132..c09151247dd 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Core.UnitTests/Configuration/ConfigurationManagerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Bicep.Core.UnitTests/Configuration/ConfigurationManagerTests.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public void GetBuiltInConfiguration_NoParameter_ReturnsBuiltInConfigurationWithA
           ""level"": ""warning"",
           ""disallowedhosts"": [
             ""api.loganalytics.io"",
-            ""asazure.windows.net"",
             ""azuredatalakeanalytics.net"",
             ""azuredatalakestore.net"",
             ""batch.core.windows.net"",
@@ -211,7 +210,6 @@ public void GetBuiltInConfiguration_DisableAnalyzers_ReturnsBuiltInConfiguration
           ""level"": ""off"",
           ""disallowedhosts"": [
             ""api.loganalytics.io"",
-            ""asazure.windows.net"",
             ""azuredatalakeanalytics.net"",
             ""azuredatalakestore.net"",
             ""batch.core.windows.net"",
diff --git a/src/Bicep.Core.UnitTests/Diagnostics/LinterRuleTests/NoHardcodedEnvironmentUrlsRuleTests.cs b/src/Bicep.Core.UnitTests/Diagnostics/LinterRuleTests/NoHardcodedEnvironmentUrlsRuleTests.cs
index 33c5c740258..25a336b8b7f 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Core.UnitTests/Diagnostics/LinterRuleTests/NoHardcodedEnvironmentUrlsRuleTests.cs
+++ b/src/Bicep.Core.UnitTests/Diagnostics/LinterRuleTests/NoHardcodedEnvironmentUrlsRuleTests.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public void InsideExpressions(int diagnosticCount, string text)
         }
 
         [DataTestMethod]
-        // valid matches
+        // valid matches (i.e., linter rule fails)
         [DataRow("aschema.management.azure.com", true)]
         [DataRow("azure.aschema.management.azure.com", true)]
         [DataRow("management.azure.com", true)]
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public void InsideExpressions(int diagnosticCount, string text)
         [DataRow("subdomain1.management.azure.com", true)]
         [DataRow("http://subdomain1.management.azure.com", true)]
         [DataRow("https://subdomain1.management.azure.com", true)]
-        // should not match
+        // should not match (i.e., linter rule passes)
         [DataRow("azure.schema.management.azure.com", false)]
         [DataRow("othermanagement.azure.com", false)]
         [DataRow("azure.schema.mannnnagement.azure.com", false)]
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ public void InsideExpressions(int diagnosticCount, string text)
         [DataRow("subdomain1.management.azzzure.com", false)]
         [DataRow("http://subdomain1.manageeeement.azure.com", false)]
         [DataRow("https://subdomain1.managemeeeent.azure.com", false)]
+        [DataRow("asazure.windows.net/servers}", false)]
+        [DataRow("${'location'}.asazure.windows.net/servers/${'aasServerName'}", false)]
         public void DisallowedHostsMatchingTest(string testString, bool isMatch)
         {
             AssertLinterRuleDiagnostics(NoHardcodedEnvironmentUrlsRule.Code, @$"output str string = '{testString}'", diags => 
@@ -168,15 +170,17 @@ public void DisallowedHostsMatchingTest(string testString, bool isMatch)
         }
 
         [DataTestMethod]
-        // valid matches
+        // valid matches (i.e. it will be excluded and there should be no linter failures)
         [DataRow("schema.management.azure.com", true)]
         [DataRow("http://schema.management.azure.com", true)]
         [DataRow("https://schema.management.azure.com", true)]
         [DataRow("subany.schema.management.azure.com", true)]
         [DataRow("http://subany.schema.management.azure.com", true)]
         [DataRow("https://subany.schema.management.azure.com", true)]
+        [DataRow("https://subany.SCHEMA.MANAGEMENT.Azure.Com", true)]
         [DataRow("all the world is a stage, but subdomain1.schema.management.azure.com should not be hardcoded", true)]
-        // should not match
+        [DataRow("rasazure.windows.net/servers}", true)]
+        // should not match (i.e. it will not be excluded and there *should* be linter failures)
         [DataRow("aschema.management.azure.com", false)]
         [DataRow("azure.aschema.management.azure.com", false)]
         [DataRow("management.azure.com", false)]
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ public void DisallowedHostsMatchingTest(string testString, bool isMatch)
         [DataRow("http://subdomain1.management.azure.com", false)]
         [DataRow("https://subdomain1.management.azure.com", false)]
         [DataRow("all the world is a stage, but subdomain1.management.azure.com should not be hardcoded", false)]
-        [DataRow("all the world is a stage, but subdomain1.schema.management.azure.com should not be hardcoded", true)]
+        [DataRow("all the world is a stage, but subdomain1.1schema.management.azure.com should not be hardcoded", false)]
         public void ExcludedHostsMatchingTest(string testString, bool isMatch)
         {
             AssertLinterRuleDiagnostics(NoHardcodedEnvironmentUrlsRule.Code, @$"output str string = '{testString}'", diags => 
diff --git a/src/Bicep.Core/Configuration/bicepconfig.json b/src/Bicep.Core/Configuration/bicepconfig.json
index b7903e99ae3..287165950db 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Core/Configuration/bicepconfig.json
+++ b/src/Bicep.Core/Configuration/bicepconfig.json
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
           "level": "warning",
           "disallowedhosts": [
             "api.loganalytics.io",
-            "asazure.windows.net",
             "azuredatalakeanalytics.net",
             "azuredatalakestore.net",
             "batch.core.windows.net",
diff --git a/src/vscode-bicep/schemas/bicepconfig.schema.json b/src/vscode-bicep/schemas/bicepconfig.schema.json
index 0d822399167..c80d56cce0a 100644
--- a/src/vscode-bicep/schemas/bicepconfig.schema.json
+++ b/src/vscode-bicep/schemas/bicepconfig.schema.json
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@
                           "type": "array",
                           "default": [
                             "api.loganalytics.io",
-                            "asazure.windows.net",
                             "azuredatalakeanalytics.net",
                             "azuredatalakestore.net",
                             "batch.core.windows.net",