diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_project_metadata.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_project_metadata.go
index c2f8a4a5fa2e..a48a00fd6461 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_project_metadata.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_project_metadata.go
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 
-	//	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/hashcode"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
-	//	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceComputeProjectMetadata() *schema.Resource {
@@ -85,6 +84,13 @@ func resourceComputeProjectMetadataRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Loading project service: %s", config.Project)
 	project, err := config.clientCompute.Projects.Get(config.Project).Do()
 	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error loading project '%s': %s", config.Project, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_url_map.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_url_map.go
index 4b29c4360d45..b28ac55a6050 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_url_map.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_url_map.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
 )
 
@@ -292,6 +293,13 @@ func resourceComputeUrlMapRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	urlMap, err := config.clientCompute.UrlMaps.Get(config.Project, name).Do()
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error, failed to get Url Map %s: %s", name, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_vpn_gateway.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_vpn_gateway.go
index bd5350b9c312..3a7b4876cf71 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_vpn_gateway.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_vpn_gateway.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceComputeVpnGateway() *schema.Resource {
@@ -88,6 +89,13 @@ func resourceComputeVpnGatewayRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 	vpnGateway, err := vpnGatewaysService.Get(project, region, name).Do()
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error Reading VPN Gateway %s: %s", name, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_vpn_tunnel.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_vpn_tunnel.go
index 172f96a907ab..8b83181b303b 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_vpn_tunnel.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_vpn_tunnel.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceComputeVpnTunnel() *schema.Resource {
@@ -118,6 +119,13 @@ func resourceComputeVpnTunnelRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 
 	vpnTunnel, err := vpnTunnelsService.Get(project, region, name).Do()
 	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error Reading VPN Tunnel %s: %s", name, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_container_cluster.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_container_cluster.go
index 68c0b96ad0dd..2e084b37076d 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_container_cluster.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_container_cluster.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 	"google.golang.org/api/container/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceContainerCluster() *schema.Resource {
@@ -312,6 +313,13 @@ func resourceContainerClusterRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 	cluster, err := config.clientContainer.Projects.Zones.Clusters.Get(
 		config.Project, zoneName, d.Get("name").(string)).Do()
 	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_dns_record_set.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_dns_record_set.go
index 05fa547f72a6..f07d64702b6d 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_dns_record_set.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_dns_record_set.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 	"google.golang.org/api/dns/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceDnsRecordSet() *schema.Resource {
@@ -114,6 +115,13 @@ func resourceDnsRecordSetRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	resp, err := config.clientDns.ResourceRecordSets.List(
 		config.Project, zone).Name(name).Type(dnsType).Do()
 	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading DNS RecordSet: %#v", err)
 	}
 	if len(resp.Rrsets) == 0 {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database.go
index e8715f9b0ccb..5af05a861db0 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/sqladmin/v1beta4"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceSqlDatabase() *schema.Resource {
@@ -75,6 +76,13 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		database_name).Do()
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error, failed to get"+
 			"database %s in instance %s: %s", database_name,
 			instance_name, err)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
index d684839283a4..44c40f3c33ca 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/sqladmin/v1beta4"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceSqlDatabaseInstance() *schema.Resource {
@@ -462,6 +463,13 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 		d.Get("name").(string)).Do()
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving instance %s: %s",
 			d.Get("name").(string), err)
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket.go
index 9118119a8f8d..f7ce219bfe80 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/storage/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceStorageBucket() *schema.Resource {
@@ -174,8 +175,14 @@ func resourceStorageBucketRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	res, err := config.clientStorage.Buckets.Get(bucket).Do()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Error reading bucket %s: %v", bucket, err)
-		return err
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading bucket %s: %v", bucket, err)
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Read bucket %v at location %v\n\n", res.Name, res.SelfLink)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket_acl.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket_acl.go
index 3b866e0ad279..62a7f8529026 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket_acl.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket_acl.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/storage/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceStorageBucketAcl() *schema.Resource {
@@ -166,6 +167,13 @@ func resourceStorageBucketAclRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 		res, err := config.clientStorage.BucketAccessControls.List(bucket).Do()
 
 		if err != nil {
+			if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+				// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+				d.SetId("")
+
+				return nil
+			}
+
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket_object.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket_object.go
index 231153a85cd8..81f8f050f4a7 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket_object.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_bucket_object.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/storage/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceStorageBucketObject() *schema.Resource {
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ func resourceStorageBucketObjectRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 	res, err := getCall.Do()
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+			d.SetId("")
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving contents of object %s: %s", name, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_object_acl.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_object_acl.go
index 5212f81db28c..9b86424b089e 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_object_acl.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_storage_object_acl.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/storage/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 func resourceStorageObjectAcl() *schema.Resource {
@@ -134,6 +135,13 @@ func resourceStorageObjectAclRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 		res, err := config.clientStorage.ObjectAccessControls.List(bucket, object).Do()
 
 		if err != nil {
+			if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+				// The resource doesn't exist anymore
+				d.SetId("")
+
+				return nil
+			}
+
 			return err
 		}