diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cbe1f4f..656e0c02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ The following requirements are needed by this module:
 
 - <a name="requirement_azurerm"></a> [azurerm](#requirement\_azurerm) (>= 3.7.0)
 
+- <a name="requirement_time"></a> [time](#requirement\_time) (>= 0.9.1)
+
 ## Modules
 
 The following Modules are called:
@@ -912,6 +914,21 @@ map(object({
 
 Default: `{}`
 
+### <a name="input_wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations"></a> [wait\_for\_subscription\_before\_subscription\_operations](#input\_wait\_for\_subscription\_before\_subscription\_operations)
+
+Description: The duration to wait after vending a subscription before performing subscription operations.
+
+Type:
+
+```hcl
+object({
+    create  = optional(string, "30s")
+    destroy = optional(string, "0s")
+  })
+```
+
+Default: `{}`
+
 ## Resources
 
 The following resources are used by this module:
diff --git a/main.subscription.tf b/main.subscription.tf
index e62fdf38..0d1d0e2b 100644
--- a/main.subscription.tf
+++ b/main.subscription.tf
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ module "subscription" {
   source = "./modules/subscription"
   count  = (var.subscription_id != "" && var.subscription_update_existing) || var.subscription_alias_enabled || var.subscription_management_group_association_enabled ? 1 : 0
 
-  subscription_alias_enabled                        = var.subscription_alias_enabled
-  subscription_alias_name                           = var.subscription_alias_name
-  subscription_billing_scope                        = var.subscription_billing_scope
-  subscription_display_name                         = var.subscription_display_name
-  subscription_id                                   = var.subscription_id
-  subscription_management_group_association_enabled = var.subscription_management_group_association_enabled
-  subscription_management_group_id                  = var.subscription_management_group_id
-  subscription_tags                                 = var.subscription_tags
-  subscription_use_azapi                            = var.subscription_use_azapi
-  subscription_update_existing                      = var.subscription_update_existing
-  subscription_workload                             = var.subscription_workload
+  subscription_alias_enabled                           = var.subscription_alias_enabled
+  subscription_alias_name                              = var.subscription_alias_name
+  subscription_billing_scope                           = var.subscription_billing_scope
+  subscription_display_name                            = var.subscription_display_name
+  subscription_id                                      = var.subscription_id
+  subscription_management_group_association_enabled    = var.subscription_management_group_association_enabled
+  subscription_management_group_id                     = var.subscription_management_group_id
+  subscription_tags                                    = var.subscription_tags
+  subscription_use_azapi                               = var.subscription_use_azapi
+  subscription_update_existing                         = var.subscription_update_existing
+  subscription_workload                                = var.subscription_workload
+  wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations = var.wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations
 }
diff --git a/modules/subscription/README.md b/modules/subscription/README.md
index aec27c02..9417ea6d 100644
--- a/modules/subscription/README.md
+++ b/modules/subscription/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ The following requirements are needed by this module:
 
 - <a name="requirement_azurerm"></a> [azurerm](#requirement\_azurerm) (>= 3.7.0)
 
+- <a name="requirement_time"></a> [time](#requirement\_time) (>= 0.9.1)
+
 ## Modules
 
 No modules.
@@ -202,15 +204,32 @@ Type: `string`
 
 Default: `""`
 
+### <a name="input_wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations"></a> [wait\_for\_subscription\_before\_subscription\_operations](#input\_wait\_for\_subscription\_before\_subscription\_operations)
+
+Description: The duration to wait after vending a subscription before performing subscription operations.
+
+Type:
+
+```hcl
+object({
+    create  = optional(string, "30s")
+    destroy = optional(string, "0s")
+  })
+```
+
+Default: `{}`
+
 ## Resources
 
 The following resources are used by this module:
 
 - [azapi_resource.subscription](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Azure/azapi/latest/docs/resources/resource) (resource)
+- [azapi_resource_action.subscription_association](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Azure/azapi/latest/docs/resources/resource_action) (resource)
 - [azapi_resource_action.subscription_rename](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Azure/azapi/latest/docs/resources/resource_action) (resource)
 - [azapi_update_resource.subscription_tags](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Azure/azapi/latest/docs/resources/update_resource) (resource)
 - [azurerm_management_group_subscription_association.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs/resources/management_group_subscription_association) (resource)
 - [azurerm_subscription.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs/resources/subscription) (resource)
+- [time_sleep.wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/time/latest/docs/resources/sleep) (resource)
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/modules/subscription/main.tf b/modules/subscription/main.tf
index f56ef70e..7df2de0e 100644
--- a/modules/subscription/main.tf
+++ b/modules/subscription/main.tf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ resource "azurerm_subscription" "this" {
 # This resource ensures that we can manage the management group for the subscription
 # throughout its lifecycle.
 resource "azurerm_management_group_subscription_association" "this" {
-  count               = var.subscription_management_group_association_enabled ? 1 : 0
+  count               = var.subscription_management_group_association_enabled && !var.subscription_use_azapi ? 1 : 0
   management_group_id = "/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/${var.subscription_management_group_id}"
   subscription_id     = "/subscriptions/${local.subscription_id}"
 }
@@ -37,11 +37,35 @@ resource "azapi_resource" "subscription" {
   response_export_values = ["properties.subscriptionId"]
   lifecycle {
     ignore_changes = [
-      body
+      body,
+      name
     ]
   }
 }
 
+resource "time_sleep" "wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations" {
+  count = var.subscription_alias_enabled && var.subscription_use_azapi ? 1 : 0
+
+  create_duration  = var.wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations.create
+  destroy_duration = var.wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations.destroy
+
+  depends_on = [
+    azapi_resource.subscription
+  ]
+}
+
+resource "azapi_resource_action" "subscription_association" {
+  count = var.subscription_management_group_association_enabled && var.subscription_use_azapi ? 1 : 0
+
+  type        = "Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/subscriptions@2021-04-01"
+  resource_id = "/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/${var.subscription_management_group_id}/subscriptions/${jsondecode(azapi_resource.subscription[0].output).properties.subscriptionId}"
+  method      = "PUT"
+
+  depends_on = [
+    time_sleep.wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations
+  ]
+}
+
 resource "azapi_update_resource" "subscription_tags" {
   count = (var.subscription_alias_enabled && var.subscription_use_azapi) || (var.subscription_id != "" && var.subscription_update_existing) ? 1 : 0
 
@@ -52,6 +76,10 @@ resource "azapi_update_resource" "subscription_tags" {
       tags = var.subscription_tags
     }
   })
+
+  depends_on = [
+    time_sleep.wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations
+  ]
 }
 
 resource "azapi_resource_action" "subscription_rename" {
@@ -64,4 +92,9 @@ resource "azapi_resource_action" "subscription_rename" {
   body = jsonencode({
     subscriptionName = var.subscription_display_name
   })
+
+  depends_on = [
+    time_sleep.wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations
+  ]
 }
+
diff --git a/modules/subscription/terraform.tf b/modules/subscription/terraform.tf
index 616a928b..faf3d203 100644
--- a/modules/subscription/terraform.tf
+++ b/modules/subscription/terraform.tf
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ terraform {
       source  = "Azure/azapi"
       version = ">= 1.3.0"
     }
+    time = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/time"
+      version = ">= 0.9.1"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/subscription/variables.tf b/modules/subscription/variables.tf
index 551f9387..94e3138b 100644
--- a/modules/subscription/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/subscription/variables.tf
@@ -173,3 +173,14 @@ If enabled, the following must also be supplied:
 - `subscription_id`
 DESCRIPTION
 }
+
+variable "wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations" {
+  type = object({
+    create  = optional(string, "30s")
+    destroy = optional(string, "0s")
+  })
+  default     = {}
+  description = <<DESCRIPTION
+The duration to wait after vending a subscription before performing subscription operations.
+DESCRIPTION
+}
diff --git a/terraform.tf b/terraform.tf
index 506e8358..a99b372f 100644
--- a/terraform.tf
+++ b/terraform.tf
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ terraform {
       source  = "azure/azapi"
       version = ">= 1.4.0"
     }
+    time = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/time"
+      version = ">= 0.9.1"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/subscription/subscriptionDeploy_test.go b/tests/subscription/subscriptionDeploy_test.go
index 1f13f4b7..f940487a 100644
--- a/tests/subscription/subscriptionDeploy_test.go
+++ b/tests/subscription/subscriptionDeploy_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var billingScope = os.Getenv("AZURE_BILLING_SCOPE")
+var tenantId = os.Getenv("AZURE_TENANT_ID")
 
 // TestDeploySubscriptionAliasValid tests the deployment of a subscription alias
 // with valid input variables.
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func TestDeploySubscriptionAliasValidAzApi(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer test.Cleanup()
 
-	check.InPlan(test.PlanStruct).NumberOfResourcesEquals(3).ErrorIsNil(t)
+	check.InPlan(test.PlanStruct).NumberOfResourcesEquals(4).ErrorIsNil(t)
 
 	// Defer the cleanup of the subscription alias to the end of the test.
 	// Should be run after the Terraform destroy.
@@ -185,6 +186,10 @@ func TestDeploySubscriptionAliasManagementGroupValidAzApi(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = azureutils.IsSubscriptionInManagementGroup(t, u, v["subscription_management_group_id"].(string))
 	assert.NoErrorf(t, err, "subscription %s is not in management group %s", sid, v["subscription_management_group_id"].(string))
+
+	if err := azureutils.SetSubscriptionManagementGroup(u, tenantId); err != nil {
+		t.Logf("cannot move subscription to tenant root group: %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 // getValidInputVariables returns a set of valid input variables that can be used and modified for testing scenarios.
diff --git a/tests/subscription/subscription_test.go b/tests/subscription/subscription_test.go
index 1396777b..acf3817f 100644
--- a/tests/subscription/subscription_test.go
+++ b/tests/subscription/subscription_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func TestSubscriptionAliasCreateValidAzApi(t *testing.T) {
 		"azapi_resource.subscription[0]",
 		"azapi_resource_action.subscription_rename[0]",
 		"azapi_update_resource.subscription_tags[0]",
+		"time_sleep.wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations[0]",
 	}
 
 	check.InPlan(test.PlanStruct).NumberOfResourcesEquals(len(resources)).ErrorIsNil(t)
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ func TestSubscriptionAliasCreateValidWithManagementGroupAzApi(t *testing.T) {
 		"azapi_resource.subscription[0]",
 		"azapi_resource_action.subscription_rename[0]",
 		"azapi_update_resource.subscription_tags[0]",
-		"azurerm_management_group_subscription_association.this[0]",
+		"azapi_resource_action.subscription_association[0]",
+		"time_sleep.wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations[0]",
 	}
 
 	check.InPlan(test.PlanStruct).NumberOfResourcesEquals(len(resources)).ErrorIsNil(t)
diff --git a/variables.subscription.tf b/variables.subscription.tf
index 5ac69c24..cd937c98 100644
--- a/variables.subscription.tf
+++ b/variables.subscription.tf
@@ -186,3 +186,14 @@ If enabled, the following must also be supplied:
 - `subscription_id`
 DESCRIPTION
 }
+
+variable "wait_for_subscription_before_subscription_operations" {
+  type = object({
+    create  = optional(string, "30s")
+    destroy = optional(string, "0s")
+  })
+  default     = {}
+  description = <<DESCRIPTION
+The duration to wait after vending a subscription before performing subscription operations.
+DESCRIPTION
+}