diff --git a/source/Calamari.Azure/Deployment/Conventions/AzureWebAppConvention.cs b/source/Calamari.Azure/Deployment/Conventions/AzureWebAppConvention.cs
index 530e854b7..3476158c5 100644
--- a/source/Calamari.Azure/Deployment/Conventions/AzureWebAppConvention.cs
+++ b/source/Calamari.Azure/Deployment/Conventions/AzureWebAppConvention.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
 using Calamari.Azure.Integration.Websites.Publishing;
 using Calamari.Commands.Support;
@@ -18,9 +17,13 @@ public void Install(RunningDeployment deployment)
         {
             var variables = deployment.Variables;
             var subscriptionId = variables.Get(SpecialVariables.Action.Azure.SubscriptionId);
+            var resourceGroupName = variables.Get(SpecialVariables.Action.Azure.ResourceGroupName, string.Empty);
             var siteName = variables.Get(SpecialVariables.Action.Azure.WebAppName);
 
-            Log.Info("Deploying to Azure WebApp '{0}' using subscription-id '{1}'", siteName, subscriptionId);
+            Log.Info("Deploying to Azure WebApp '{0}'{1}, using subscription-id '{2}'", 
+                siteName, 
+                string.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceGroupName) ? string.Empty : $" in Resource Group {resourceGroupName}", 
+                subscriptionId);
 
             var publishProfile = GetPublishProfile(variables);
 
@@ -71,7 +74,9 @@ private static SitePublishProfile GetPublishProfile(VariableDictionary variables
             switch (accountType)
             {
                 case AzureAccountTypes.ServicePrincipalAccountType:
-                    return ResourceManagerPublishProfileProvider.GetPublishProperties(subscriptionId, siteName,
+                    return ResourceManagerPublishProfileProvider.GetPublishProperties(subscriptionId,
+                        variables.Get(SpecialVariables.Action.Azure.ResourceGroupName, string.Empty),
+                        siteName,
                         variables.Get(SpecialVariables.Action.Azure.TenantId),
                         variables.Get(SpecialVariables.Action.Azure.ClientId),
                         variables.Get(SpecialVariables.Action.Azure.Password));
diff --git a/source/Calamari.Azure/Integration/Websites/Publishing/ResourceManagerPublishProfileProvider.cs b/source/Calamari.Azure/Integration/Websites/Publishing/ResourceManagerPublishProfileProvider.cs
index 414228f4d..6b695bb0b 100644
--- a/source/Calamari.Azure/Integration/Websites/Publishing/ResourceManagerPublishProfileProvider.cs
+++ b/source/Calamari.Azure/Integration/Websites/Publishing/ResourceManagerPublishProfileProvider.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Calamari.Azure.Integration.Websites.Publishing
 {
     public class ResourceManagerPublishProfileProvider
     {
-        public static SitePublishProfile GetPublishProperties(string subscriptionId, string siteName, string tenantId, string applicationId, string password)
+        public static SitePublishProfile GetPublishProperties(string subscriptionId, string resourceGroupName, string siteName, string tenantId, string applicationId, string password)
         {
             var token = ServicePrincipal.GetAuthorizationToken(tenantId, applicationId, password);
 
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ public static SitePublishProfile GetPublishProperties(string subscriptionId, str
             using (var resourcesClient = new ResourceManagementClient(new TokenCloudCredentials(subscriptionId, token)))
             using (var webSiteClient = new WebSiteManagementClient(new TokenCredentials(token)) { SubscriptionId = subscriptionId})
             {
-                // Because we only know the site name, we need to search the ResourceGroups to find it 
-                var resourceGroups = resourcesClient.ResourceGroups.List(new ResourceGroupListParameters()).ResourceGroups.Select(rg => rg.Name).ToList();
+                // We may need to search all ResourceGroups, if one isn't specified.  New Step template will always provide the Resource Group, it is currently treated as optional here
+                // for backward compatibility.
+                var resourceGroups = resourcesClient.ResourceGroups.List(new ResourceGroupListParameters()).ResourceGroups.Where(rg => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(resourceGroupName) || string.Equals(rg.Name, resourceGroupName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)).Select(rg => rg.Name).ToList();
 
                 foreach (var resourceGroup in resourceGroups)
                 {