diff --git a/examples/terraform-gcp-example/main.tf b/examples/terraform-gcp-example/main.tf
index 679452dbd..e1778abe5 100644
--- a/examples/terraform-gcp-example/main.tf
+++ b/examples/terraform-gcp-example/main.tf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ resource "google_compute_instance" "example" {
 
   boot_disk {
     initialize_params {
-      image = "ubuntu-os-cloud/ubuntu-1604-lts"
+      image = "ubuntu-os-cloud/ubuntu-2004-lts"
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/examples/terraform-gcp-ig-example/main.tf b/examples/terraform-gcp-ig-example/main.tf
index 6af1852bc..eafcc4e28 100644
--- a/examples/terraform-gcp-ig-example/main.tf
+++ b/examples/terraform-gcp-ig-example/main.tf
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ resource "google_compute_instance_template" "example" {
   disk {
     boot         = true
     auto_delete  = true
-    source_image = "ubuntu-os-cloud/ubuntu-1604-lts"
+    source_image = "ubuntu-os-cloud/ubuntu-2004-lts"
   }
 
   network_interface {
diff --git a/modules/gcp/compute_test.go b/modules/gcp/compute_test.go
index da960a499..24c436342 100644
--- a/modules/gcp/compute_test.go
+++ b/modules/gcp/compute_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestGetPublicIpOfInstance(t *testing.T) {
 
 	instanceName := RandomValidGcpName()
 	projectID := GetGoogleProjectIDFromEnvVar(t)
-	zone := GetRandomZone(t, projectID, nil, nil, nil)
+	zone := GetRandomZone(t, projectID, nil, nil, []string{"southamerica-west1"})
 
 	createComputeInstance(t, projectID, zone, instanceName)
 	defer deleteComputeInstance(t, projectID, zone, instanceName)