diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/netappfiles/custom.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/netappfiles/custom.py
index d9f0f7323ab..19f29a6c380 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/netappfiles/custom.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/netappfiles/custom.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def snapshot_restore_files(client, resource_group_name, account_name, pool_name,
         file_paths=file_paths,
         destination_path=destination_path
     )
-    client.begin_restore_files(resource_group_name, account_name, pool_name, volume_name, snapshot_name, body)
+    return client.begin_restore_files(resource_group_name, account_name, pool_name, volume_name, snapshot_name, body)
 
 
 # ---- SNAPSHOT POLICIES ----
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/netappfiles/tests/latest/test_snapshot_commands.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/netappfiles/tests/latest/test_snapshot_commands.py
index fdbd8d15a68..b5f610a39b6 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/netappfiles/tests/latest/test_snapshot_commands.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/netappfiles/tests/latest/test_snapshot_commands.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import unittest
+
 from azure.cli.testsdk import ScenarioTest, ResourceGroupPreparer
 from azure.cli.testsdk.decorators import serial_test
 
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@ def test_get_snapshot(self):
         snapshot_from_id = self.cmd("az netappfiles snapshot show --ids %s" % snapshot['id']).get_output_in_json()
         assert snapshot_from_id['name'] == account_name + '/' + pool_name + '/' + volume_name + '/' + snapshot_name
 
+    @unittest.skip('This test requires southcentralusstage and cannot be run with public cloud.')
     @ResourceGroupPreparer(name_prefix='cli_netappfiles_test_snapshot_', additional_tags={'owner': 'cli_test'})
     def test_restore_file(self):
         # create volume