diff --git a/builder/azure/arm/builder.go b/builder/azure/arm/builder.go
index 24435b4c0..56ed25e45 100644
--- a/builder/azure/arm/builder.go
+++ b/builder/azure/arm/builder.go
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook) (pack
 			}
 		}
 		if foundMandatoryReplicationRegion == false {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("SIG requires that replication regions %v include the region %s in which the Managed Image resides", b.config.SharedGalleryDestination.SigDestinationReplicationRegions, b.config.manageImageLocation)
+			// return nil, fmt.Errorf("SIG requires that replication regions %v include the region %s in which the Managed Image resides", b.config.SharedGalleryDestination.SigDestinationReplicationRegions, b.config.manageImageLocation)
+			b.stateBag.Put(constants.ArmManagedImageSharedGalleryReplicationRegions, append(b.config.SharedGalleryDestination.SigDestinationReplicationRegions, b.config.manageImageLocation))
+			ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Adding Managed Image region SIG replications regions %v", b.config.SharedGalleryDestination.SigDestinationReplicationRegions))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -398,7 +400,6 @@ func (b *Builder) configureStateBag(stateBag multistep.StateBag) {
 		stateBag.Put(constants.ArmManagedImageSharedGalleryName, b.config.SharedGalleryDestination.SigDestinationGalleryName)
 		stateBag.Put(constants.ArmManagedImageSharedGalleryImageName, b.config.SharedGalleryDestination.SigDestinationImageName)
 		stateBag.Put(constants.ArmManagedImageSharedGalleryImageVersion, b.config.SharedGalleryDestination.SigDestinationImageVersion)
-		stateBag.Put(constants.ArmManagedImageSharedGalleryReplicationRegions, b.config.SharedGalleryDestination.SigDestinationReplicationRegions)
 		stateBag.Put(constants.ArmManagedImageSubscription, b.config.SubscriptionID)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/builder/azure/arm/step_publish_to_shared_image_gallery.go b/builder/azure/arm/step_publish_to_shared_image_gallery.go
index efb458854..926e4d705 100644
--- a/builder/azure/arm/step_publish_to_shared_image_gallery.go
+++ b/builder/azure/arm/step_publish_to_shared_image_gallery.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *StepPublishToSharedImageGallery) Run(ctx context.Context, stateBag mult
 	var miSIGalleryName = stateBag.Get(constants.ArmManagedImageSharedGalleryName).(string)
 	var miSGImageName = stateBag.Get(constants.ArmManagedImageSharedGalleryImageName).(string)
 	var miSGImageVersion = stateBag.Get(constants.ArmManagedImageSharedGalleryImageVersion).(string)
-	var location = stateBag.Get(constants.ArmLocation).(string)
+	var location = stateBag.Get(constants.ArmManagedImageLocation).(string)
 	var tags = stateBag.Get(constants.ArmTags).(map[string]*string)
 	var miSigReplicationRegions = stateBag.Get(constants.ArmManagedImageSharedGalleryReplicationRegions).([]string)
 	var targetManagedImageResourceGroupName = stateBag.Get(constants.ArmManagedImageResourceGroupName).(string)