diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/operation.go b/builtin/providers/google/operation.go
index b1f2f255bc54..b9d33475262d 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/operation.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/operation.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 
+	computeBeta "google.golang.org/api/compute/v0.beta"
 	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
@@ -29,6 +30,15 @@ type OperationWaiter struct {
 	Type    OperationWaitType
 }
 
+type OperationWaiterBeta struct {
+	Service *computeBeta.Service
+	Op      *computeBeta.Operation
+	Project string
+	Region  string
+	Zone    string
+	Type    OperationWaitType
+}
+
 func (w *OperationWaiter) RefreshFunc() resource.StateRefreshFunc {
 	return func() (interface{}, string, error) {
 		var op *compute.Operation
@@ -57,6 +67,34 @@ func (w *OperationWaiter) RefreshFunc() resource.StateRefreshFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func (w *OperationWaiterBeta) RefreshFunc() resource.StateRefreshFunc {
+	return func() (interface{}, string, error) {
+		var op *computeBeta.Operation
+		var err error
+
+		switch w.Type {
+		case OperationWaitGlobal:
+			op, err = w.Service.GlobalOperations.Get(
+				w.Project, w.Op.Name).Do()
+		case OperationWaitRegion:
+			op, err = w.Service.RegionOperations.Get(
+				w.Project, w.Region, w.Op.Name).Do()
+		case OperationWaitZone:
+			op, err = w.Service.ZoneOperations.Get(
+				w.Project, w.Zone, w.Op.Name).Do()
+		default:
+			return nil, "bad-type", fmt.Errorf(
+				"Invalid wait type: %#v", w.Type)
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, "", err
+		}
+
+		return op, op.Status, nil
+	}
+}
+
 func (w *OperationWaiter) Conf() *resource.StateChangeConf {
 	return &resource.StateChangeConf{
 		Pending: []string{"PENDING", "RUNNING"},
@@ -65,10 +103,22 @@ func (w *OperationWaiter) Conf() *resource.StateChangeConf {
 	}
 }
 
+func (w *OperationWaiterBeta) Conf() *resource.StateChangeConf {
+	return &resource.StateChangeConf{
+		Pending: []string{"PENDING", "RUNNING"},
+		Target:  "DONE",
+		Refresh: w.RefreshFunc(),
+	}
+}
+
 // OperationError wraps compute.OperationError and implements the
 // error interface so it can be returned.
 type OperationError compute.OperationError
 
+// OperationErrorBeta wraps computeBeta.OperationError and implements the
+// error interface so it can be returned.
+type OperationErrorBeta computeBeta.OperationError
+
 func (e OperationError) Error() string {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 
@@ -78,3 +128,13 @@ func (e OperationError) Error() string {
 
 	return buf.String()
 }
+
+func (e OperationErrorBeta) Error() string {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	for _, err := range e.Errors {
+		buf.WriteString(err.Message + "\n")
+	}
+
+	return buf.String()
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_https_health_check.go b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_https_health_check.go
index ead462ca7506..de7ebc7b0bcf 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_https_health_check.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/google/resource_compute_https_health_check.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func resourceComputeHttpsHealthCheckCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 	d.SetId(hchk.Name)
 
 	// Wait for the operation to complete
-	w := &OperationWaiter{
+	w := &OperationWaiterBeta{
 		Service: config.clientComputeBeta,
 		Op:      op,
 		Project: config.Project,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func resourceComputeHttpsHealthCheckCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 		d.SetId("")
 
 		// Return the error
-		return OperationError(*op.Error)
+		return OperationErrorBeta(*op.Error)
 	}
 
 	return resourceComputeHttpsHealthCheckRead(d, meta)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func resourceComputeHttpsHealthCheckUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 	d.SetId(hchk.Name)
 
 	// Wait for the operation to complete
-	w := &OperationWaiter{
+	w := &OperationWaiterBeta{
 		Service: config.clientComputeBeta,
 		Op:      op,
 		Project: config.Project,
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func resourceComputeHttpsHealthCheckUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 		d.SetId("")
 
 		// Return the error
-		return OperationError(*op.Error)
+		return OperationErrorBeta(*op.Error)
 	}
 
 	return resourceComputeHttpsHealthCheckRead(d, meta)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func resourceComputeHttpsHealthCheckDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 	}
 
 	// Wait for the operation to complete
-	w := &OperationWaiter{
+	w := &OperationWaiterBeta{
 		Service: config.clientComputeBeta,
 		Op:      op,
 		Project: config.Project,
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func resourceComputeHttpsHealthCheckDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 	op = opRaw.(*compute.Operation)
 	if op.Error != nil {
 		// Return the error
-		return OperationError(*op.Error)
+		return OperationErrorBeta(*op.Error)
 	}
 
 	d.SetId("")