diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_azure.sh b/dnsapi/dns_azure.sh
index c482ed03..9db028a1 100644
--- a/dnsapi/dns_azure.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_azure.sh
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ dns_azure_add() {
     _saveaccountconf_mutable AZUREDNS_CLIENTSECRET "$AZUREDNS_CLIENTSECRET"
   fi
 
-  if [ -z "$AZUREDNS_BEARERTOKEN" ]; then
-    accesstoken=$(echo "$AZUREDNS_BEARERTOKEN" | sed "s/Bearer //g")
-  else
+  if [ -z "$AZUREDNS_BEARERTOKEN" ]; then    
     accesstoken=$(_azure_getaccess_token "$AZUREDNS_MANAGEDIDENTITY" "$AZUREDNS_TENANTID" "$AZUREDNS_APPID" "$AZUREDNS_CLIENTSECRET")
+  else
+    accesstoken=$(echo "$AZUREDNS_BEARERTOKEN" | sed "s/Bearer //g")
   fi
 
   if ! _get_root "$fulldomain" "$AZUREDNS_SUBSCRIPTIONID" "$accesstoken"; then