diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BucketInfoShim.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BucketInfoShim.java
index e6ecb75a26..96fbd57ed9 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BucketInfoShim.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BucketInfoShim.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ public void start() {
       createdBucket = s.create(bucketInfo).asBucketInfo();
     } catch (StorageException se) {
       String msg = se.getMessage();
-      if (se.getCode() == 400 && msg.contains("not a valid zone in location")) {
+      if (se.getCode() == 400 && (msg.contains("not a valid zone in location"))
+          || msg.contains("custom placement config")) {
         assumeTrue(
             "Skipping test due to bucket setup unavailable in current zone. (" + msg + ")", false);
       }