diff --git a/dsc_lib/src/configure/mod.rs b/dsc_lib/src/configure/mod.rs
index af7c9e2de..3039e581a 100644
--- a/dsc_lib/src/configure/mod.rs
+++ b/dsc_lib/src/configure/mod.rs
@@ -405,12 +405,18 @@ impl Configurator {
                         let GetResult::Resource(after_result) = after_result else {
                             return Err(DscError::NotSupported(t!("configure.mod.groupNotSupportedForDelete").to_string()))
                         };
-                        let before_value = serde_json::to_value(&before_response.actual_state)?;
-                        let after_value = serde_json::to_value(&after_result.actual_state)?;
+                        let diff = get_diff(&before_response.actual_state, &after_result.actual_state);
+                        let mut before: Map<String, Value> = serde_json::from_value(before_response.actual_state)?;
+                        // a `get` will return a `result` property, but an actual `set` will have that as `resources`
+                        if before.contains_key("result") && !before.contains_key("resources") {
+                            before.insert("resources".to_string() ,before["result"].clone());
+                            before.remove("result");
+                        }
+                        let before_value = serde_json::to_value(&before)?;
                         SetResult::Resource(ResourceSetResponse {
-                            before_state: before_response.actual_state,
+                            before_state: before_value.clone(),
                             after_state: after_result.actual_state,
-                            changed_properties: Some(get_diff(&before_value, &after_value)),
+                            changed_properties: Some(diff),
                         })
                     },
                     GetResult::Group(_) => {
diff --git a/dsc_lib/src/dscresources/command_resource.rs b/dsc_lib/src/dscresources/command_resource.rs
index 2ee3308be..83474eee3 100644
--- a/dsc_lib/src/dscresources/command_resource.rs
+++ b/dsc_lib/src/dscresources/command_resource.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use clap::ValueEnum;
 use jsonschema::Validator;
 use rust_i18n::t;
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use serde_json::Value;
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 use std::{collections::HashMap, env, process::Stdio};
 use crate::configure::{config_doc::ExecutionKind, config_result::{ResourceGetResult, ResourceTestResult}};
 use crate::dscerror::DscError;
@@ -146,12 +146,24 @@ pub fn invoke_set(resource: &ResourceManifest, cwd: &str, desired: &str, skip_te
         verify_json(resource, cwd, &stdout)?;
     }
 
-    let pre_state: Value = if exit_code == 0 {
+    let pre_state_value: Value = if exit_code == 0 {
         serde_json::from_str(&stdout)?
     }
     else {
         return Err(DscError::Command(resource.resource_type.clone(), exit_code, stderr));
     };
+    let pre_state = if pre_state_value.is_object() {
+        let mut pre_state_map: Map<String, Value> = serde_json::from_value(pre_state_value)?;
+
+        // if the resource is an adapter, then the `get` will return a `result`, but a full `set` expects the before state to be `resources`
+        if resource.kind == Some(Kind::Adapter) && pre_state_map.contains_key("result") && !pre_state_map.contains_key("resources") {
+            pre_state_map.insert("resources".to_string(), pre_state_map["result"].clone());
+            pre_state_map.remove("result");
+        }
+        serde_json::to_value(pre_state_map)?
+    } else {
+        pre_state_value
+    };
 
     let mut env: Option<HashMap<String, String>> = None;
     let mut input_desired: Option<&str> = None;
diff --git a/dsc_lib/src/dscresources/dscresource.rs b/dsc_lib/src/dscresources/dscresource.rs
index d69d4c8f1..644dc1526 100644
--- a/dsc_lib/src/dscresources/dscresource.rs
+++ b/dsc_lib/src/dscresources/dscresource.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl Invoke for DscResource {
             };
             let before_state = resource_result.before_state
                 .as_object().ok_or(DscError::Operation(t!("dscresources.dscresource.propertyIncorrectType", property = "beforeState", property_type = "object").to_string()))?
-                .get("result").ok_or(DscError::Operation(t!("dscresources.dscresource.propertyNotFound", property = "result").to_string()))?
+                .get("resources").ok_or(DscError::Operation(t!("dscresources.dscresource.propertyNotFound", property = "resources").to_string()))?
                 .as_array().ok_or(DscError::Operation(t!("dscresources.dscresource.propertyIncorrectType", property = "result", property_type = "array").to_string()))?[0]
                 .as_object().ok_or(DscError::Operation(t!("dscresources.dscresource.propertyIncorrectType", property = "result", property_type = "object").to_string()))?
                 .get("properties").ok_or(DscError::Operation(t!("dscresources.dscresource.propertyNotFound", property = "properties").to_string()))?.clone();
diff --git a/powershell-adapter/Tests/powershellgroup.config.tests.ps1 b/powershell-adapter/Tests/powershellgroup.config.tests.ps1
index 9cdfdb264..649365100 100644
--- a/powershell-adapter/Tests/powershellgroup.config.tests.ps1
+++ b/powershell-adapter/Tests/powershellgroup.config.tests.ps1
@@ -221,9 +221,10 @@ Describe 'PowerShell adapter resource tests' {
                   Name: 'DSCv3'
 "@
 
-    $out = dsc config $operation -i $yaml | ConvertFrom-Json
-    $text = dsc config $operation -i $yaml | Out-String
-    $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
+    $out = dsc -l trace config $operation -i $yaml 2> $TestDrive/tracing.txt
+    $text = $out | Out-String
+    $out = $out | ConvertFrom-Json
+    $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0 -Because (Get-Content -Raw -Path $TestDrive/tracing.txt)
     switch ($Operation) {
       'get' {
         $out.results[0].result.actualState.Name | Should -BeExactly 'TestClassResource1' -Because $text