diff --git a/samples/url-shortener/python/bicep/deploy.sh b/samples/url-shortener/python/bicep/deploy.sh
index a3ae3a6..ba2530c 100755
--- a/samples/url-shortener/python/bicep/deploy.sh
+++ b/samples/url-shortener/python/bicep/deploy.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ else
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+# Newer Azure CLI versions may print a Bicep notice on stdout; keep only the JSON outputs
+DEPLOYMENT_OUTPUTS=$(echo "$DEPLOYMENT_OUTPUTS" | sed -n '/^{/,$p')
+
 WEB_APP_NAME=$(echo "$DEPLOYMENT_OUTPUTS" | jq -r .webAppName.value)
 FUNCTION_APP_NAME=$(echo "$DEPLOYMENT_OUTPUTS" | jq -r .functionAppName.value)
 WEB_APP_HOSTNAME=$(echo "$DEPLOYMENT_OUTPUTS" | jq -r .webAppHostName.value)
diff --git a/samples/url-shortener/python/scripts/deploy.sh b/samples/url-shortener/python/scripts/deploy.sh
index 2655b31..bfd5a3b 100755
--- a/samples/url-shortener/python/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/samples/url-shortener/python/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ echo "Creating [$POSTGRES_DB_NAME] database on the [$POSTGRES_SERVER_NAME] Postg
 az postgres flexible-server db create \
 	--server-name $POSTGRES_SERVER_NAME \
 	--resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME \
-	--name $POSTGRES_DB_NAME 1>/dev/null
+	--database-name $POSTGRES_DB_NAME 1>/dev/null
 
 if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
 	echo "[$POSTGRES_DB_NAME] database successfully created on the [$POSTGRES_SERVER_NAME] PostgreSQL flexible server"