diff --git a/compute/createInstance.js b/compute/createInstance.js
index 44caeb7426..64eef1e3ed 100644
--- a/compute/createInstance.js
+++ b/compute/createInstance.js
@@ -83,19 +83,19 @@ function main(
 
     console.log(`Creating the ${instanceName} instance in ${zone}...`);
 
-    // Wait for the create operation to complete.
-    const [operation] = await instancesClient.insert({
+    let [operation] = await instancesClient.insert({
       instanceResource: instance,
       project: projectId,
       zone,
     });
 
-    if (operation.status === 'RUNNING') {
-      const operationsClient = new compute.ZoneOperationsClient({
-        fallback: 'rest',
-      });
+    const operationsClient = new compute.ZoneOperationsClient({
+      fallback: 'rest',
+    });
 
-      await operationsClient.wait({
+    // Wait for the create operation to complete.
+    while (operation.status !== 'DONE') {
+      [operation] = await operationsClient.wait({
         operation: operation.name,
         project: projectId,
         zone: operation.zone.split('/').pop(),
diff --git a/compute/deleteInstance.js b/compute/deleteInstance.js
index b309926db2..b37eb4fb76 100644
--- a/compute/deleteInstance.js
+++ b/compute/deleteInstance.js
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ function main(projectId, zone, instanceName) {
 
     console.log(`Deleting ${instanceName} from ${zone}...`);
 
-    // Wait for the delete operation to complete.
-    const [operation] = await instancesClient.delete({
+    let [operation] = await instancesClient.delete({
       project: projectId,
       zone,
       instance: instanceName,
     });
 
-    if (operation.status === 'RUNNING') {
-      const operationsClient = new compute.ZoneOperationsClient({
-        fallback: 'rest',
-      });
+    const operationsClient = new compute.ZoneOperationsClient({
+      fallback: 'rest',
+    });
 
-      await operationsClient.wait({
+    // Wait for the delete operation to complete.
+    while (operation.status !== 'DONE') {
+      [operation] = await operationsClient.wait({
         operation: operation.name,
         project: projectId,
         zone: operation.zone.split('/').pop(),
diff --git a/compute/setUsageExportBucket.js b/compute/setUsageExportBucket.js
index 0bbbc3033a..c0e6ad54a8 100644
--- a/compute/setUsageExportBucket.js
+++ b/compute/setUsageExportBucket.js
@@ -45,10 +45,21 @@ function main(projectId, bucketName, reportNamePrefix = '') {
 
     // Set the usage export location.
     const projectsClient = new compute.ProjectsClient({fallback: 'rest'});
-    projectsClient.setUsageExportBucket({
+    const operationsClient = new compute.GlobalOperationsClient({
+      fallback: 'rest',
+    });
+
+    let [operation] = await projectsClient.setUsageExportBucket({
       project: projectId,
       usageExportLocationResource,
     });
+
+    while (operation.status !== 'DONE') {
+      [operation] = await operationsClient.wait({
+        operation: operation.name,
+        project: projectId,
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   setUsageExportBucket();
diff --git a/compute/waitForOperation.js b/compute/waitForOperation.js
index 3f27c67dfa..3cdfaf8222 100644
--- a/compute/waitForOperation.js
+++ b/compute/waitForOperation.js
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ function main(projectId, operationString) {
   const compute = require('@google-cloud/compute');
 
   // Parse stringified operation to the object instance.
-  const operation = JSON.parse(operationString);
+  let operation = JSON.parse(operationString);
 
   async function waitForOperation() {
-    if (operation.status === 'RUNNING') {
-      const operationsClient = new compute.ZoneOperationsClient({
-        fallback: 'rest',
-      });
+    const operationsClient = new compute.ZoneOperationsClient({
+      fallback: 'rest',
+    });
 
-      await operationsClient.wait({
+    while (operation.status !== 'DONE') {
+      [operation] = await operationsClient.wait({
         operation: operation.name,
         project: projectId,
         zone: operation.zone.split('/').pop(),