diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_containerinstance.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_containerinstance.py
index 53fff0573cf..78478d88429 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_containerinstance.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_containerinstance.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ options:
         choices:
             - public
             - none
+        default: 'none'
     ports:
         description:
             - List of ports exposed within the container group.
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.azure_rm_common import AzureRMModuleBase
 
 try:
     from msrestazure.azure_exceptions import CloudError
+    from msrestazure.azure_operation import AzureOperationPoller
     from azure.mgmt.containerinstance import ContainerInstanceManagementClient
 except ImportError:
     # This is handled in azure_rm_common
@@ -382,6 +384,9 @@ class AzureRMContainerInstance(AzureRMModuleBase):
                                                                  container_group_name=self.name,
                                                                  container_group=parameters)
 
+        if isinstance(response, AzureOperationPoller):
+            response = self.get_poller_result(response)
+
         return response.as_dict()
 
     def delete_containerinstance(self):
diff --git a/packaging/requirements/requirements-azure.txt b/packaging/requirements/requirements-azure.txt
index 802cb5d0d94..a4b61f8486e 100644
--- a/packaging/requirements/requirements-azure.txt
+++ b/packaging/requirements/requirements-azure.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ azure-mgmt-web>=0.32.0,<0.33
 azure-mgmt-containerservice>=3.0.1
 azure-mgmt-containerregistry>=1.0.1
 azure-mgmt-rdbms>=0.2.0rc1,<0.3.0
-azure-mgmt-containerinstance>=0.3.1,<0.4.0
+azure-mgmt-containerinstance==0.4.0
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_containerinstance/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_containerinstance/tasks/main.yml
index f9a38320f3a..ef85a23f751 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_containerinstance/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_containerinstance/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@
         ports:
           - 80
           - 81
-      - name: mycontainer2
-        image: httpd
-        memory: 1.5
   register: output
 
+- debug:
+    var: output
+
 - name: Assert the container instance is well created
   assert:
     that:
       - output.changed
-      - output.provisioning_state == 'Creating'
+      - output.provisioning_state == 'Succeeded'
 
-- name: Create sample container instance
+- name: Create sample container instance -- same parameters
   azure_rm_containerinstance:
     resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
     name: "aci{{ resource_group | hash('md5') | truncate(7, True, '') }}"
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
         ports:
           - 80
           - 81
-      - name: mycontainer2
-        image: httpd
-        memory: 1.5
   register: output
 
 - name: Assert the container instance is well created
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@
     that:
       - output.changed == False
 
-- name: Create sample container instance
+- name: Create sample container instance -- force update
   azure_rm_containerinstance:
     resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
     name: "aci{{ resource_group | hash('md5') | truncate(7, True, '') }}"
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - output.changed
-      - output.provisioning_state == 'Creating'
+      - output.provisioning_state == 'Succeeded'
 
 - name: Remove container instance
   azure_rm_containerinstance:
diff --git a/test/runner/requirements/integration.cloud.azure.txt b/test/runner/requirements/integration.cloud.azure.txt
index 802cb5d0d94..a4b61f8486e 100644
--- a/test/runner/requirements/integration.cloud.azure.txt
+++ b/test/runner/requirements/integration.cloud.azure.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ azure-mgmt-web>=0.32.0,<0.33
 azure-mgmt-containerservice>=3.0.1
 azure-mgmt-containerregistry>=1.0.1
 azure-mgmt-rdbms>=0.2.0rc1,<0.3.0
-azure-mgmt-containerinstance>=0.3.1,<0.4.0
+azure-mgmt-containerinstance==0.4.0
diff --git a/test/sanity/validate-modules/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/validate-modules/ignore.txt
index 4718a245187..5aa7e7ce7fe 100644
--- a/test/sanity/validate-modules/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/validate-modules/ignore.txt
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/cloud/atomic/atomic_container.py E317
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/atomic/atomic_container.py E326
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/_azure.py E324
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/_azure.py E326
-lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_containerinstance.py E324
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/centurylink/clc_alert_policy.py E317
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/centurylink/clc_firewall_policy.py E317
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/centurylink/clc_firewall_policy.py E324