diff --git a/autorest/azure/azure.go b/autorest/azure/azure.go
index 1328f1764..868345db6 100644
--- a/autorest/azure/azure.go
+++ b/autorest/azure/azure.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (r Resource) String() string {
 // See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/template-functions-resource?tabs=json#resourceid.
 func ParseResourceID(resourceID string) (Resource, error) {
 
-	const resourceIDPatternText = `(?i)subscriptions/(.+)/resourceGroups/(.+)/providers/(.+?)/(.+?)/(.+)`
+	const resourceIDPatternText = `(?i)^/subscriptions/(.+)/resourceGroups/(.+)/providers/(.+?)/(.+?)/(.+)$`
 	resourceIDPattern := regexp.MustCompile(resourceIDPatternText)
 	match := resourceIDPattern.FindStringSubmatch(resourceID)