diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_mssql_elasticpool.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_mssql_elasticpool.go
index 88679557d613..f1c4a2c785fc 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_mssql_elasticpool.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_mssql_elasticpool.go
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ func resourceArmMsSqlElasticPool() *schema.Resource {
 			"zone_redundant": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
-				Default:  false,
 			},
 
 			"tags": tagsSchema(),
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ func resourceArmMsSqlElasticPoolCreateUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interf
 	elasticPoolName := d.Get("name").(string)
 	serverName := d.Get("server_name").(string)
 	resGroup := d.Get("resource_group_name").(string)
-	zoneredundant := d.Get("zone_redundant").(bool)
 
 	if requireResourcesToBeImported && d.IsNewResource() {
 		existing, err := client.Get(ctx, resGroup, serverName, elasticPoolName)
@@ -229,10 +227,14 @@ func resourceArmMsSqlElasticPoolCreateUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interf
 		Tags:     expandTags(tags),
 		ElasticPoolProperties: &sql.ElasticPoolProperties{
 			PerDatabaseSettings: expandAzureRmMsSqlElasticPoolPerDatabaseSettings(d),
-			ZoneRedundant:       &zoneredundant,
 		},
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOkExists("zone_redundant"); ok {
+		zoneRedundant := v.(bool)
+		elasticPool.ElasticPoolProperties.ZoneRedundant = &zoneRedundant
+	}
+
 	if d.HasChange("max_size_gb") {
 		if v, ok := d.GetOk("max_size_gb"); ok {
 			maxSizeBytes := v.(float64) * 1073741824
diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_mssql_elasticpool_test.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_mssql_elasticpool_test.go
index 82dc77ef650d..d080b00149cd 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_mssql_elasticpool_test.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_mssql_elasticpool_test.go
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@ resource "azurerm_mssql_elasticpool" "test" {
   resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
   location            = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.location}"
   server_name         = "${azurerm_sql_server.test.name}"
-	max_size_gb         = %.7[6]f
-	zone_redundant       = %[9]t
+  max_size_gb         = %.7[6]f
+  zone_redundant      = %[9]t
   
   sku {
     name     = "%[3]s"