diff --git a/provider/azure/azure.go b/provider/azure/azure.go
index dc47d8c05..4e9f32564 100644
--- a/provider/azure/azure.go
+++ b/provider/azure/azure.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (p *AzureProvider) Records(ctx context.Context) (endpoints []*endpoint.Endp
 		for pager.More() {
 			nextResult, err := pager.NextPage(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, provider.NewSoftError(fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch dns records: %w", err))
 			}
 			for _, recordSet := range nextResult.Value {
 				if recordSet.Name == nil || recordSet.Type == nil {
diff --git a/provider/azure/azure_private_dns.go b/provider/azure/azure_private_dns.go
index 50df066f6..5f8c9297e 100644
--- a/provider/azure/azure_private_dns.go
+++ b/provider/azure/azure_private_dns.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (p *AzurePrivateDNSProvider) Records(ctx context.Context) (endpoints []*end
 		for pager.More() {
 			nextResult, err := pager.NextPage(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, provider.NewSoftError(fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch dns records: %w", err))
 			}
 
 			for _, recordSet := range nextResult.Value {