diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_address.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_address.go
index cd14e6c0f..a8f1ecf0c 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_address.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_address.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/compute/v1"
+	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/googleapi"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
 
@@ -78,6 +79,13 @@ func resourceComputeAddressRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	addr, err := config.clientCompute.Addresses.Get(
 		config.Project, config.Region, d.Id()).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 address: %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_disk.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_disk.go
index f5e6dc4f2..e69cf9a16 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_disk.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_disk.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/compute/v1"
+	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/googleapi"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
 
@@ -107,6 +108,13 @@ func resourceComputeDiskRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	_, err := config.clientCompute.Disks.Get(
 		config.Project, d.Get("zone").(string), d.Id()).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 disk: %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_firewall.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_firewall.go
index 738a937ce..355c48084 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_firewall.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_firewall.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/compute/v1"
+	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/googleapi"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/hashcode"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
@@ -193,6 +194,13 @@ func resourceComputeFirewallRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	_, err := config.clientCompute.Firewalls.Get(
 		config.Project, d.Id()).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 firewall: %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_instance.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_instance.go
index 1aebc87a3..efc627f8d 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_instance.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/compute/v1"
+	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/googleapi"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/hashcode"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
@@ -304,6 +305,13 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	instance, err := config.clientCompute.Instances.Get(
 		config.Project, d.Get("zone").(string), d.Id()).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 instance: %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_network.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_network.go
index 52e6d714a..b79ac2ade 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_network.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_network.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/compute/v1"
+	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/googleapi"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
 
@@ -86,6 +87,13 @@ func resourceComputeNetworkRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	network, err := config.clientCompute.Networks.Get(
 		config.Project, d.Id()).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 network: %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_route.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_route.go
index 8fc5c5c44..0c15dbaa4 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_route.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_route.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/compute/v1"
+	"code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/googleapi"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/hashcode"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
@@ -185,6 +186,13 @@ func resourceComputeRouteRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	_, err := config.clientCompute.Routes.Get(
 		config.Project, d.Id()).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 route: %#v", err)
 	}