diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database_test.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database_test.go
index fa2e580e13..70d7e5f056 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func testAccGoogleSqlDatabaseDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 var testGoogleSqlDatabase_basic = fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_sql_database_instance" "instance" {
 	name = "tf-lw-%d"
+	region = "us-central"
 	settings {
 		tier = "D0"
 	}