diff --git a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_account.go b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_account.go
index bd2a9cdf8..225b1d2f8 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_account.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_account.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func resourceArmStorageAccountRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 
 	resp, err := client.GetProperties(resGroup, name)
 	if err != nil {
-		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
+		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil
 		}