diff --git a/internal/services/groups/group_resource.go b/internal/services/groups/group_resource.go
index d5eb2a4479..fd6a06d6a0 100644
--- a/internal/services/groups/group_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/groups/group_resource.go
@@ -612,14 +612,14 @@ func groupResourceUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta inter
 		return tf.ErrorDiagF(err, "Updating group with ID: %q", d.Id())
 	}
 
-	if v, ok := d.GetOk("members"); ok && d.HasChange("members") {
+	if d.HasChange("members") {
 		members, _, err := client.ListMembers(ctx, *group.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return tf.ErrorDiagF(err, "Could not retrieve members for group with object ID: %q", d.Id())
 		}
 
 		existingMembers := *members
-		desiredMembers := *tf.ExpandStringSlicePtr(v.(*schema.Set).List())
+		desiredMembers := *tf.ExpandStringSlicePtr(d.Get("members").(*schema.Set).List())
 		membersForRemoval := utils.Difference(existingMembers, desiredMembers)
 		membersToAdd := utils.Difference(desiredMembers, existingMembers)
 
diff --git a/internal/services/groups/group_resource_test.go b/internal/services/groups/group_resource_test.go
index 46dcca94d6..b1a486b734 100644
--- a/internal/services/groups/group_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/groups/group_resource_test.go
@@ -562,14 +562,16 @@ resource "azuread_group" "test" {
 `, r.templateThreeUsers(data), data.RandomInteger)
 }
 
-func (GroupResource) withNoMembers(data acceptance.TestData) string {
+func (r GroupResource) withNoMembers(data acceptance.TestData) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+%[1]s
+
 resource "azuread_group" "test" {
-  display_name     = "acctestGroup-%[1]d"
+  display_name     = "acctestGroup-%[2]d"
   security_enabled = true
   members          = []
 }
-`, data.RandomInteger)
+`, r.templateDiverseDirectoryObjects(data), data.RandomInteger)
 }
 
 func (r GroupResource) withOneMember(data acceptance.TestData) string {