diff --git a/resource_compute_http_health_check.go b/resource_compute_http_health_check.go
index 75230232..4dfe3a03 100644
--- a/resource_compute_http_health_check.go
+++ b/resource_compute_http_health_check.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func resourceComputeHttpHealthCheck() *schema.Resource {
 			"check_interval_sec": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 				Optional: true,
-				Computed: true,
+				Default:  5,
 			},
 
 			"description": &schema.Schema{
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func resourceComputeHttpHealthCheck() *schema.Resource {
 			"healthy_threshold": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 				Optional: true,
-				Computed: true,
+				Default:  2,
 			},
 
 			"host": &schema.Schema{
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ func resourceComputeHttpHealthCheck() *schema.Resource {
 			"port": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 				Optional: true,
-				Computed: true,
+				Default:  80,
 			},
 
 			"request_path": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
-				Computed: true,
+				Default:  "/",
 			},
 
 			"self_link": &schema.Schema{
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ func resourceComputeHttpHealthCheck() *schema.Resource {
 			"timeout_sec": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 				Optional: true,
-				Computed: true,
+				Default:  5,
 			},
 
 			"unhealthy_threshold": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 				Optional: true,
-				Computed: true,
+				Default:  2,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/resource_compute_http_health_check_test.go b/resource_compute_http_health_check_test.go
index 1797e983..d071b5ae 100644
--- a/resource_compute_http_health_check_test.go
+++ b/resource_compute_http_health_check_test.go
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
 )
 
 func TestAccComputeHttpHealthCheck_basic(t *testing.T) {
+	var healthCheck compute.HttpHealthCheck
+
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
@@ -18,7 +21,45 @@ func TestAccComputeHttpHealthCheck_basic(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccComputeHttpHealthCheck_basic,
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckExists(
-						"google_compute_http_health_check.foobar"),
+						"google_compute_http_health_check.foobar", &healthCheck),
+					testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckRequestPath(
+						"/health_check", &healthCheck),
+					testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckThresholds(
+						3, 3, &healthCheck),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccComputeHttpHealthCheck_update(t *testing.T) {
+	var healthCheck compute.HttpHealthCheck
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccComputeHttpHealthCheck_update1,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckExists(
+						"google_compute_http_health_check.foobar", &healthCheck),
+					testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckRequestPath(
+						"/not_default", &healthCheck),
+					testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckThresholds(
+						2, 2, &healthCheck),
+				),
+			},
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccComputeHttpHealthCheck_update2,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckExists(
+						"google_compute_http_health_check.foobar", &healthCheck),
+					testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckRequestPath(
+						"/", &healthCheck),
+					testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckThresholds(
+						10, 10, &healthCheck),
 				),
 			},
 		},
@@ -43,7 +84,7 @@ func testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+func testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckExists(n string, healthCheck *compute.HttpHealthCheck) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
 		if !ok {
@@ -66,20 +107,65 @@ func testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 			return fmt.Errorf("HttpHealthCheck not found")
 		}
 
+		*healthCheck = *found
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckRequestPath(path string, healthCheck *compute.HttpHealthCheck) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		if healthCheck.RequestPath != path {
+			return fmt.Errorf("RequestPath doesn't match: expected %d, got %d", path, healthCheck.RequestPath)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccCheckComputeHttpHealthCheckThresholds(healthy, unhealthy int64, healthCheck *compute.HttpHealthCheck) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		if healthCheck.HealthyThreshold != healthy {
+			return fmt.Errorf("HealthyThreshold doesn't match: expected %d, got %d", healthy, healthCheck.HealthyThreshold)
+		}
+
+		if healthCheck.UnhealthyThreshold != unhealthy {
+			return fmt.Errorf("UnhealthyThreshold doesn't match: expected %d, got %d", unhealthy, healthCheck.UnhealthyThreshold)
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
 const testAccComputeHttpHealthCheck_basic = `
 resource "google_compute_http_health_check" "foobar" {
-    check_interval_sec = 3
+	check_interval_sec = 3
 	description = "Resource created for Terraform acceptance testing"
 	healthy_threshold = 3
 	host = "foobar"
-    name = "terraform-test"
+	name = "terraform-test"
 	port = "80"
-    request_path = "/health_check"
-    timeout_sec = 2
+	request_path = "/health_check"
+	timeout_sec = 2
 	unhealthy_threshold = 3
 }
 `
+
+const testAccComputeHttpHealthCheck_update1 = `
+resource "google_compute_http_health_check" "foobar" {
+	name = "terraform-test"
+	description = "Resource created for Terraform acceptance testing"
+	request_path = "/not_default"
+}
+`
+
+/* Change description, restore request_path to default, and change
+* thresholds from defaults */
+const testAccComputeHttpHealthCheck_update2 = `
+resource "google_compute_http_health_check" "foobar" {
+	name = "terraform-test"
+	description = "Resource updated for Terraform acceptance testing"
+	healthy_threshold = 10
+	unhealthy_threshold = 10
+}
+`