diff --git a/examples/azure/centos.json b/examples/azure/centos.json
index e0f31b081..7e2c56c13 100644
--- a/examples/azure/centos.json
+++ b/examples/azure/centos.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "variables": {
-    "client_id": "{{env `AZURE_CLIENT_ID`}}",
-    "client_secret": "{{env `AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
-    "resource_group": "{{env `AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
-    "storage_account": "{{env `AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
-    "subscription_id": "{{env `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}",
-    "tenant_id": "{{env `AZURE_TENANT_ID`}}",
+    "client_id": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_ID`}}",
+    "client_secret": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
+    "resource_group": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
+    "storage_account": "{{env `ARM_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
+    "subscription_id": "{{env `ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}",
+    "tenant_id": "{{env `ARM_TENANT_ID`}}",
     "ssh_user": "centos",
     "ssh_pass": null
   },
diff --git a/examples/azure/debian.json b/examples/azure/debian.json
index f39c04326..41b31a1ba 100644
--- a/examples/azure/debian.json
+++ b/examples/azure/debian.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "variables": {
-    "client_id": "{{env `AZURE_CLIENT_ID`}}",
-    "client_secret": "{{env `AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
-    "resource_group": "{{env `AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
-    "storage_account": "{{env `AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
-    "subscription_id": "{{env `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}",
-    "tenant_id": "{{env `AZURE_TENANT_ID`}}",
+    "client_id": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_ID`}}",
+    "client_secret": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
+    "resource_group": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
+    "storage_account": "{{env `ARM_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
+    "subscription_id": "{{env `ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}",
+    "tenant_id": "{{env `ARM_TENANT_ID`}}",
     "ssh_user": "packer",
     "ssh_pass": null
   },
diff --git a/examples/azure/opensuse.json b/examples/azure/opensuse.json
index 8a23ec626..0a4aabf4b 100644
--- a/examples/azure/opensuse.json
+++ b/examples/azure/opensuse.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "variables": {
-    "client_id": "{{env `AZURE_CLIENT_ID`}}",
-    "client_secret": "{{env `AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
-    "resource_group": "{{env `AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
-    "storage_account": "{{env `AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
-    "subscription_id": "{{env `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}",
-    "tenant_id": "{{env `AZURE_TENANT_ID`}}",
+    "client_id": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_ID`}}",
+    "client_secret": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
+    "resource_group": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
+    "storage_account": "{{env `ARM_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
+    "subscription_id": "{{env `ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}",
+    "tenant_id": "{{env `ARM_TENANT_ID`}}",
     "ssh_user": "packer",
     "ssh_pass": null
   },
diff --git a/examples/azure/ubuntu.json b/examples/azure/ubuntu.json
index d341190c3..32169c3be 100644
--- a/examples/azure/ubuntu.json
+++ b/examples/azure/ubuntu.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "variables": {
-    "client_id": "{{env `AZURE_CLIENT_ID`}}",
-    "client_secret": "{{env `AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
-    "resource_group": "{{env `AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
-    "storage_account": "{{env `AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
-    "subscription_id": "{{env `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}",
-    "tenant_id": "{{env `AZURE_TENANT_ID`}}"
+    "client_id": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_ID`}}",
+    "client_secret": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
+    "resource_group": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
+    "storage_account": "{{env `ARM_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
+    "subscription_id": "{{env `ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}",
+    "tenant_id": "{{env `ARM_TENANT_ID`}}"
   },
   "builders": [{
     "type": "azure-arm",