diff --git a/cmd/azure/command.go b/cmd/azure/command.go
index ea63d6be8..ad73f5d16 100644
--- a/cmd/azure/command.go
+++ b/cmd/azure/command.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func Create() *cobra.Command {
 	createCmd.Flags().StringVar(&nodeCountFlag, "node-count", azureDefaults.NodeCount, "the node count for the cluster")
 	createCmd.Flags().StringVar(&nodeTypeFlag, "node-type", azureDefaults.InstanceSize, "the instance size of the cluster to create")
 	createCmd.Flags().StringVar(&dnsProviderFlag, "dns-provider", "azure", fmt.Sprintf("the dns provider - one of: %s", supportedDNSProviders))
-	createCmd.Flags().StringVar(&dnsAzureResourceGroup, "dns-azure-resource-group", "", "the resource group where the Azure DNS Zone is hosted")
+	createCmd.Flags().StringVar(&dnsAzureResourceGroup, "dns-azure-resource-group", "", "the name of the resource group where the DNS Zone exists. If not set, the first matching zone will be used")
 	createCmd.Flags().StringVar(&subdomainNameFlag, "subdomain", "", "the subdomain to use for DNS records (Cloudflare)")
 	createCmd.Flags().StringVar(&domainNameFlag, "domain-name", "", "the Azure/Cloudflare DNS hosted zone name to use for DNS records (i.e. your-domain.com|subdomain.your-domain.com) (required)")
 	createCmd.MarkFlagRequired("domain-name")
diff --git a/cmd/azure/create.go b/cmd/azure/create.go
index b42352f34..4297229fd 100644
--- a/cmd/azure/create.go
+++ b/cmd/azure/create.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func createAzure(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err = ValidateProvidedFlags(cliFlags.GitProvider, cliFlags.DNSProvider, cliFlags.DNSAzureRG)
+	err = ValidateProvidedFlags(cliFlags.GitProvider)
 	if err != nil {
 		progress.Error(err.Error())
 		return nil
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func createAzure(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ValidateProvidedFlags(gitProvider, dnsProvider, dnsAzureResourceGroup string) error {
+func ValidateProvidedFlags(gitProvider string) error {
 	progress.AddStep("Validate provided flags")
 
 	for _, env := range envvarSecrets {
@@ -138,9 +138,7 @@ func ValidateProvidedFlags(gitProvider, dnsProvider, dnsAzureResourceGroup strin
 		}
 	}
 
-	if dnsProvider == "azure" && dnsAzureResourceGroup == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("the resource group for the azure dns zone is required when using azure dns")
-	}
+	progress.CompleteStep("Validate provided flags")
 
 	return nil
 }