diff --git a/examples/database/rdsinstance.yaml b/examples/database/rdsinstance.yaml
index e9e7e94678..3c5d1dd03a 100644
--- a/examples/database/rdsinstance.yaml
+++ b/examples/database/rdsinstance.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: example-rds
 spec:
   forProvider:
+    region: us-east-1
     allocatedStorage: 20
     autoMinorVersionUpgrade: true
     backupRetentionPeriod: 0
@@ -20,8 +21,6 @@ spec:
     masterUsername: admin
     multiAZ: true
     port: 3306
-    preferredBackupWindow: 06:15-06:45
-    preferredMaintenanceWindow: sat:09:21-sat:09:51
     publiclyAccessible: false
     storageEncrypted: false
     storageType: gp2
diff --git a/pkg/clients/rds/rds.go b/pkg/clients/rds/rds.go
index bc9cce2d02..733363bd34 100644
--- a/pkg/clients/rds/rds.go
+++ b/pkg/clients/rds/rds.go
@@ -442,6 +442,14 @@ func LateInitialize(in *v1beta1.RDSInstanceParameters, db *rds.DBInstance) { //
 	if strings.HasPrefix(aws.StringValue(db.EngineVersion), aws.StringValue(in.EngineVersion)) {
 		in.EngineVersion = db.EngineVersion
 	}
+	if in.DBParameterGroupName == nil {
+		for i := range db.DBParameterGroups {
+			if db.DBParameterGroups[i].DBParameterGroupName != nil {
+				in.DBParameterGroupName = db.DBParameterGroups[i].DBParameterGroupName
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // IsUpToDate checks whether there is a change in any of the modifiable fields.