diff --git a/clouddriver-google/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/google/compute/RegionalOperation.java b/clouddriver-google/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/google/compute/RegionalOperation.java
index 8d2d1c31de0..b666006ed7d 100644
--- a/clouddriver-google/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/google/compute/RegionalOperation.java
+++ b/clouddriver-google/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/google/compute/RegionalOperation.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public Operation waitForDone(Task task, String phase) {
     return poller.waitForRegionalOperation(
         credentials.getCompute(),
         credentials.getProject(),
-        operation.getRegion(),
+        GCEUtil.getLocalName(operation.getRegion()),
         operation.getName(),
         /* timeoutSeconds= */ null,
         task,