diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_ssl_certificate.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_ssl_certificate.py
index 9e0346feb0..2f64ca6167 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_ssl_certificate.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_ssl_certificate.py
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: create a ssl certificate
   gcp_compute_ssl_certificate:
-      name: testObject
-      description: |
-        "A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production"
+      name: "test_object"
+      description: A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production
       certificate: |
         -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
         MIICqjCCAk+gAwIBAgIJAIuJ+0352Kq4MAoGCCqGSM49BAMCMIGwMQswCQYDVQQG
@@ -103,11 +102,9 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         AwEHoUQDQgAEHGzpcRJ4XzfBJCCPMQeXQpTXwlblimODQCuQ4mzkzTv0dXyB750f
         OGN02HtkpBOZzzvUARTR10JQoSe2/5PIwQ==
         -----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----
-      project: testProject
-      auth_kind: service_account
-      service_account_file: /tmp/auth.pem
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
+      project: "test_project"
+      auth_kind: "service_account"
+      service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
       state: present
 '''
 
@@ -177,6 +174,9 @@ def main():
         )
     )
 
+    if not module.params['scopes']:
+        module.params['scopes'] = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute']
+
     state = module.params['state']
     kind = 'compute#sslCertificate'
 
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ def main():
     if fetch:
         if state == 'present':
             if is_different(module, fetch):
-                fetch = update(module, self_link(module), kind, fetch)
+                fetch = update(module, self_link(module), kind)
                 changed = True
         else:
-            delete(module, self_link(module), kind, fetch)
+            delete(module, self_link(module), kind)
             fetch = {}
             changed = True
     else:
@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@ def create(module, link, kind):
     return wait_for_operation(module, auth.post(link, resource_to_request(module)))
 
 
-def update(module, link, kind, fetch):
+def update(module, link, kind):
     auth = GcpSession(module, 'compute')
     return wait_for_operation(module, auth.put(link, resource_to_request(module)))
 
 
-def delete(module, link, kind, fetch):
+def delete(module, link, kind):
     auth = GcpSession(module, 'compute')
     return wait_for_operation(module, auth.delete(link))
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def async_op_url(module, extra_data=None):
 def wait_for_operation(module, response):
     op_result = return_if_object(module, response, 'compute#operation')
     if op_result is None:
-        return None
+        return {}
     status = navigate_hash(op_result, ['status'])
     wait_done = wait_for_completion(status, op_result, module)
     return fetch_resource(module, navigate_hash(wait_done, ['targetLink']), 'compute#sslCertificate')
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_ssl_certificate/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_ssl_certificate/tasks/main.yml
index 673c144282..5350f6a72c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_ssl_certificate/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_ssl_certificate/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 - name: delete a ssl certificate
   gcp_compute_ssl_certificate:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      description: |
-        "A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production"
+      description: A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production
       certificate: |
         -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
         MIICqjCCAk+gAwIBAgIJAIuJ+0352Kq4MAoGCCqGSM49BAMCMIGwMQswCQYDVQQG
@@ -45,15 +44,12 @@
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 - name: create a ssl certificate
   gcp_compute_ssl_certificate:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      description: |
-        "A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production"
+      description: A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production
       certificate: |
         -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
         MIICqjCCAk+gAwIBAgIJAIuJ+0352Kq4MAoGCCqGSM49BAMCMIGwMQswCQYDVQQG
@@ -81,8 +77,6 @@
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is true
@@ -91,19 +85,24 @@
       - result.changed == true
       - "result.kind == 'compute#sslCertificate'"
 - name: verify that ssl_certificate was created
-  shell: |
-    gcloud compute ssl-certificates describe  --project="{{ gcp_project}}"  "{{ resource_name }}"
+  gcp_compute_ssl_certificate_facts:
+      filters:
+         - name = {{ resource_name }}
+      project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+      auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+      service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
+      scopes:
+        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
   register: results
 - name: verify that command succeeded
   assert:
     that:
-      - results.rc == 0
+      - results['items'] | length == 1
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - name: create a ssl certificate that already exists
   gcp_compute_ssl_certificate:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      description: |
-        "A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production"
+      description: A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production
       certificate: |
         -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
         MIICqjCCAk+gAwIBAgIJAIuJ+0352Kq4MAoGCCqGSM49BAMCMIGwMQswCQYDVQQG
@@ -131,8 +130,6 @@
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is false
@@ -144,8 +141,7 @@
 - name: delete a ssl certificate
   gcp_compute_ssl_certificate:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      description: |
-        "A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production"
+      description: A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production
       certificate: |
         -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
         MIICqjCCAk+gAwIBAgIJAIuJ+0352Kq4MAoGCCqGSM49BAMCMIGwMQswCQYDVQQG
@@ -173,8 +169,6 @@
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is true
@@ -183,21 +177,24 @@
       - result.changed == true
       - result.has_key('kind') == False
 - name: verify that ssl_certificate was deleted
-  shell: |
-    gcloud compute ssl-certificates describe  --project="{{ gcp_project}}"  "{{ resource_name }}"
+  gcp_compute_ssl_certificate_facts:
+      filters:
+         - name = {{ resource_name }}
+      project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+      auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+      service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
+      scopes:
+        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
   register: results
-  failed_when: results.rc == 0
 - name: verify that command succeeded
   assert:
     that:
-      - results.rc == 1
-      - "\"'projects/{{ gcp_project }}/global/sslCertificates/{{ resource_name }}' was not found\" in results.stderr"
+      - results['items'] | length == 0
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - name: delete a ssl certificate that does not exist
   gcp_compute_ssl_certificate:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      description: |
-        "A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production"
+      description: A certificate for testing. Do not use this certificate in production
       certificate: |
         -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
         MIICqjCCAk+gAwIBAgIJAIuJ+0352Kq4MAoGCCqGSM49BAMCMIGwMQswCQYDVQQG
@@ -225,8 +222,6 @@
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is false