diff --git a/pkg/scalers/mssql_scaler.go b/pkg/scalers/mssql_scaler.go
index 0b4ae633979..3b96303f246 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/mssql_scaler.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/mssql_scaler.go
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ type mssqlMetadata struct {
 	Query                         string  `keda:"name=query,order=triggerMetadata"`
 	TargetValue                   float64 `keda:"name=targetValue,order=triggerMetadata"`
 	ActivationTargetValue         float64 `keda:"name=activationTargetValue,order=triggerMetadata,optional,default=0"`
-	WorkloadIdentityClientID      string  `keda:"name=WorkloadIdentityClientID,order=authParams;triggerMetadata,optional"`
-	WorkloadIdentityTenantID      string  `keda:"name=WorkloadIdentityTenantID,order=authParams;triggerMetadata,optional"`
-	WorkloadIdentityAuthorityHost string  `keda:"name=WorkloadIdentityAuthorityHost,order=authParams;triggerMetadata,optional"`
-	WorkloadIdentityResource      string  `keda:"name=WorkloadIdentityResource,order=authParams;triggerMetadata,optional"`
 
 	TriggerIndex int
+
+	WorkloadIdentityResource      string  `keda:"name=WorkloadIdentityResource,order=authParams;triggerMetadata,optional"`
+	WorkloadIdentityClientID      string
+	WorkloadIdentityTenantID      string
+	WorkloadIdentityAuthorityHost string
 }
 
 func (m *mssqlMetadata) Validate() error {
diff --git a/pkg/scalers/mssql_scaler_test.go b/pkg/scalers/mssql_scaler_test.go
index 22ae1c14a21..2d18d495c3c 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/mssql_scaler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/mssql_scaler_test.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ var testMSSQLMetadata = []parseMSSQLMetadataTestData{
 		},
 		resolvedEnv: map[string]string{},
 		authParams: map[string]string{
-			"workloadIdentityResource": "https://database.windows.net/",
+			"workloadIdentityResource": "mssql-resource-id",
 		},
 		podIdentity: v1alpha1.AuthPodIdentity{
 			Provider:              v1alpha1.PodIdentityProviderAzureWorkload,