diff --git a/cli/raft_sdk/raft_deploy.py b/cli/raft_sdk/raft_deploy.py
index fa3a9dc..079989d 100644
--- a/cli/raft_sdk/raft_deploy.py
+++ b/cli/raft_sdk/raft_deploy.py
@@ -1208,7 +1208,8 @@ def deploy(self, sku, skip_sp_deployment):
                 container_registry_username,
                 container_registry_password)
 
-        self.add_resource_providers()
+        if not skip_sp_deployment:
+            self.add_resource_providers()
 
         self.context['clientId'] = service_principal['appId']
         self.context['tenantId'] = service_principal['tenant']