diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/compute/resource_compute_instance_template.go.erb b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/compute/resource_compute_instance_template.go.erb
index d20b70d5b532..59c9f1798148 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/compute/resource_compute_instance_template.go.erb
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/compute/resource_compute_instance_template.go.erb
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ be from 0 to 999,999,999 inclusive.`,
 						"maintenance_interval" : {
 							Type:        schema.TypeString,
 							Optional:    true,
+							ForceNew:    true,
 							Description: `Specifies the frequency of planned maintenance events. The accepted values are: PERIODIC`,
 						},
 <% end -%>