diff --git a/examples/azure-vm-simple-linux/main.tf b/examples/azure-vm-simple-linux/main.tf
index a94d4325c4..639f22707e 100644
--- a/examples/azure-vm-simple-linux/main.tf
+++ b/examples/azure-vm-simple-linux/main.tf
@@ -110,11 +110,3 @@ resource "azurerm_virtual_machine" "vm" {
     storage_uri = "${azurerm_storage_account.stor.primary_blob_endpoint}"
   }
 }
-
-output "hostname" {
-  value = "${var.hostname}"
-}
-
-output "vm_fqdn" {
-  value = "${azurerm_public_ip.pip.fqdn}"
-}
diff --git a/examples/azure-vm-simple-linux/outputs.tf b/examples/azure-vm-simple-linux/outputs.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c762e3a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/azure-vm-simple-linux/outputs.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+output "hostname" {
+  value = "${var.hostname}"
+}
+
+output "vm_fqdn" {
+  value = "${azurerm_public_ip.pip.fqdn}"
+}
+
+output "sshCommand" {
+  value = "${concat('ssh ', var.admin_username, '@', azurerm_public_ip.pip.fqdn)}"
+}