diff --git a/.changeset/fair-bars-chew.md b/.changeset/fair-bars-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c808c5076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fair-bars-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@gradientedge/cdk-utils-azure': patch
+---
+
+Create deployment slots before dependent Web App deployment commands.
diff --git a/packages/azure/src/construct/site-with-webapp/main.ts b/packages/azure/src/construct/site-with-webapp/main.ts
index 909614695..da9f6deac 100644
--- a/packages/azure/src/construct/site-with-webapp/main.ts
+++ b/packages/azure/src/construct/site-with-webapp/main.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export class SiteWithWebApp extends CommonAzureConstruct {
     this.createCodePackage()
     this.createWebAppSiteConfig()
     this.createWebApp()
-    this.createWebAppSlot()
     this.createDiagnosticLog()
   }
 
@@ -177,6 +176,7 @@ export class SiteWithWebApp extends CommonAzureConstruct {
       },
       { ...resourceOptions }
     )
+    this.createWebAppSlot()
   }
 
   /** @summary Create the optional Azure Web App deployment slot */
diff --git a/packages/azure/src/services/app-service/main.ts b/packages/azure/src/services/app-service/main.ts
index 326ea4268..4e4257213 100644
--- a/packages/azure/src/services/app-service/main.ts
+++ b/packages/azure/src/services/app-service/main.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export class AzureAppServiceManager {
       `${id}-was`,
       {
         ...props,
-        name: scope.resourceNameFormatter.format(props.name?.toString(), scope.props.resourceNameOptions?.linuxWebApp),
+        name: props.name,
         resourceGroupName,
         location: props.location ?? scope.props.location,
         httpsOnly: props.httpsOnly ?? true,
@@ -179,7 +179,11 @@ export class AzureAppServiceManager {
           ...props.tags,
         },
       },
-      { parent: scope, ...resourceOptions }
+      {
+        parent: scope,
+        ...resourceOptions,
+        ignoreChanges: [...new Set([...(resourceOptions?.ignoreChanges ?? []), 'siteConfig.autoSwapSlotName'])],
+      }
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/azure/test/constructs/site-with-webapp.test.ts b/packages/azure/test/constructs/site-with-webapp.test.ts
index dc5f0f542..f2f64563b 100644
--- a/packages/azure/test/constructs/site-with-webapp.test.ts
+++ b/packages/azure/test/constructs/site-with-webapp.test.ts
@@ -243,9 +243,14 @@ describe('TestSiteWithWebAppConstruct', () => {
 
   test('provisions web app slot with auto-swap configuration', () => {
     pulumi
-      .all([stack.construct.site.webAppSlot?.id, stack.construct.site.webAppSlot?.siteConfig])
-      .apply(([id, siteConfig]) => {
+      .all([
+        stack.construct.site.webAppSlot?.id,
+        stack.construct.site.webAppSlot?.name,
+        stack.construct.site.webAppSlot?.siteConfig,
+      ])
+      .apply(([id, name, siteConfig]) => {
         expect(id).toEqual('test-common-stack-web-app-slot-was-id')
+        expect(name).toEqual('test-site-web-app-dev')
         expect(siteConfig?.autoSwapSlotName).toEqual('production')
       })
   })
diff --git a/packages/azure/test/services/app-service-manager.test.ts b/packages/azure/test/services/app-service-manager.test.ts
index 1eef4f6e4..6f553513b 100644
--- a/packages/azure/test/services/app-service-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/azure/test/services/app-service-manager.test.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('TestAzureWebAppSlotConstruct', () => {
           expect(urn).toEqual(
             'urn:pulumi:stack::project::construct:test-common-stack$azure-native:web:WebAppSlot::test-web-app-slot-dev-was'
           )
-          expect(name).toEqual('test-linux-web-app-dev')
+          expect(name).toEqual('test-linux-web-app')
           expect(location).toEqual('eastus')
           expect(httpsOnly).toEqual(true)
           expect(tags?.environment).toEqual('dev')