diff --git a/internal/services/servicebus/servicebus_namespace_resource.go b/internal/services/servicebus/servicebus_namespace_resource.go
index 0d900bef57ce..66bf708e2220 100644
--- a/internal/services/servicebus/servicebus_namespace_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/servicebus/servicebus_namespace_resource.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func resourceServiceBusNamespace() *pluginsdk.Resource {
 func resourceServiceBusNamespaceCreate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	client := meta.(*clients.Client).ServiceBus.NamespacesClient
 	subscriptionId := meta.(*clients.Client).Account.SubscriptionId
-	ctx, cancel := timeouts.ForCreateUpdate(meta.(*clients.Client).StopContext, d)
+	ctx, cancel := timeouts.ForCreate(meta.(*clients.Client).StopContext, d)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] preparing arguments for ServiceBus Namespace create")
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func resourceServiceBusNamespaceCreate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface
 
 func resourceServiceBusNamespaceUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	client := meta.(*clients.Client).ServiceBus.NamespacesClient
-	ctx, cancel := timeouts.ForCreateUpdate(meta.(*clients.Client).StopContext, d)
+	ctx, cancel := timeouts.ForUpdate(meta.(*clients.Client).StopContext, d)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] preparing arguments for ServiceBus Namespace update")
@@ -468,11 +468,11 @@ func resourceServiceBusNamespaceUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface
 			}
 			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Reset the Existing Network Rule Set associated with %s", id)
 		} else {
-			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating the Network Rule Set associated with %s..", id)
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating/updating the Network Rule Set associated with %s..", id)
 			if err = createNetworkRuleSetForNamespace(ctx, client, *id, newNetworkRuleSet.([]interface{})); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Created the Network Rule Set associated with %s", id)
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Created/updated the Network Rule Set associated with %s", id)
 		}
 	}