diff --git a/builder/azure/arm/builder.go b/builder/azure/arm/builder.go
index 2be58819d..2a0c37d39 100644
--- a/builder/azure/arm/builder.go
+++ b/builder/azure/arm/builder.go
@@ -439,8 +439,9 @@ func getObjectIdFromToken(ui packer.Ui, token *adal.ServicePrincipalToken) strin
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to parse the token,Error: %s", err.Error()))
 		return ""
 	}
-	return claims["oid"].(string)
 
+	oid, _ := claims["oid"].(string)
+	return oid
 }
 
 func normalizeAzureRegion(name string) string {