diff --git a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/vertex_ai_endpoint_network.tf.erb b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/vertex_ai_endpoint_network.tf.erb
index 054905ff9de3..32ce0ff05f08 100644
--- a/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/vertex_ai_endpoint_network.tf.erb
+++ b/mmv1/templates/terraform/examples/vertex_ai_endpoint_network.tf.erb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ resource "google_compute_global_address" "vertex_range" {
   network       = google_compute_network.vertex_network.id
 }
 
-resource "google_compute_network" "vertex_network" {
+data "google_compute_network" "vertex_network" {
   name       = "<%= ctx[:vars]['network_name'] %>"
 }