diff --git a/internal/services/groups/group_resource.go b/internal/services/groups/group_resource.go
index 4153f8aaa..4470e382b 100644
--- a/internal/services/groups/group_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/groups/group_resource.go
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func groupResourceCreate(ctx context.Context, d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta in
 				}
 
 				// No point in retrying if the caller wasn't specified as an owner
-				if len(ownersWithoutCallingPrincipal) == len(*properties.Owners) {
+				if len(ownersWithoutCallingPrincipal) == len(pointer.From(properties.Owners)) {
 					log.Printf("[DEBUG] Not retrying group creation for %q as owner was not specified", displayName)
 					return tf.ErrorDiagF(err, "Creating group %q", displayName)
 				}
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ func groupResourceUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta in
 		}
 
 		existingMembers := make([]string, 0)
-		for resp.Model != nil {
+		if resp.Model != nil {
 			for _, m := range *resp.Model {
 				existingMembers = append(existingMembers, pointer.From(m.DirectoryObject().Id))
 			}
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ func groupResourceUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta in
 		}
 
 		existingOwners := make([]string, 0)
-		for resp.Model != nil {
+		if resp.Model != nil {
 			for _, o := range *resp.Model {
 				existingOwners = append(existingOwners, pointer.From(o.DirectoryObject().Id))
 			}
diff --git a/internal/services/groups/group_resource_test.go b/internal/services/groups/group_resource_test.go
index fe02ff8a9..b1ec12f17 100644
--- a/internal/services/groups/group_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/groups/group_resource_test.go
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ resource "azuread_application" "test" {
 }
 
 resource "azuread_service_principal" "test" {
-  application_id = azuread_application.test.application_id
+  client_id = azuread_application.test.client_id
 }
 
 resource "azuread_group" "test" {
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ resource "azuread_application" "test" {
 }
 
 resource "azuread_service_principal" "test" {
-  application_id = azuread_application.test.application_id
+  client_id = azuread_application.test.client_id
 }
 
 resource "azuread_group" "test" {
@@ -1020,8 +1020,8 @@ resource "azuread_application" "test" {
 }
 
 resource "azuread_service_principal" "test" {
-  count          = 27
-  application_id = azuread_application.test[count.index].application_id
+  count     = 27
+  client_id = azuread_application.test[count.index].client_id
 }
 
 resource "azuread_user" "test" {