diff --git a/google/resource_container_cluster.go b/google/resource_container_cluster.go
index aa9328cc..2bd36775 100644
--- a/google/resource_container_cluster.go
+++ b/google/resource_container_cluster.go
@@ -176,10 +176,11 @@ func resourceContainerCluster() *schema.Resource {
 			},
 
 			"network": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Optional: true,
-				Default:  "default",
-				ForceNew: true,
+				Type:      schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:  true,
+				Default:   "default",
+				ForceNew:  true,
+				StateFunc: StoreResourceName,
 			},
 			"subnetwork": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
diff --git a/google/self_link_helpers.go b/google/self_link_helpers.go
index 12956f31..5d0ebd93 100644
--- a/google/self_link_helpers.go
+++ b/google/self_link_helpers.go
@@ -69,3 +69,7 @@ func GetResourceNameFromSelfLink(link string) string {
 	parts := strings.Split(link, "/")
 	return parts[len(parts)-1]
 }
+
+func StoreResourceName(resourceLink interface{}) string {
+	return GetResourceNameFromSelfLink(resourceLink.(string))
+}