diff --git a/blueprints/data-solutions/vertex-mlops/vertex.tf b/blueprints/data-solutions/vertex-mlops/vertex.tf
index 90e57f391..9d148204a 100644
--- a/blueprints/data-solutions/vertex-mlops/vertex.tf
+++ b/blueprints/data-solutions/vertex-mlops/vertex.tf
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ resource "google_workbench_instance" "playground" {
     google_project_iam_member.shared_vpc,
   ]
   lifecycle {
-    ignore_changes = [gce_setup[0].metadata["resource-url"]]
+    ignore_changes = [
+      gce_setup[0].metadata["resource-url"],
+      gce_setup[0].metadata["instance-region"],
+    ]
   }
 }