diff --git a/internal/services/mssqlmanagedinstance/mssql_managed_database_resource.go b/internal/services/mssqlmanagedinstance/mssql_managed_database_resource.go
index 8c9b686ae487..5c128ff279f5 100644
--- a/internal/services/mssqlmanagedinstance/mssql_managed_database_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/mssqlmanagedinstance/mssql_managed_database_resource.go
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func (r MsSqlManagedDatabaseResource) Read() sdk.ResourceFunc {
 				model.PointInTimeRestore = flattenManagedDatabasePointInTimeRestore(v)
 			}
 
-			state.Tags = model.Tags
+			model.Tags = pointer.From(result.Model.Tags)
 
 			return metadata.Encode(&model)
 		},