diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index a7eb8b76..e6ffa977 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ module "iap_tunneling" {
   network                    = var.network
   service_accounts           = [local.service_account_email]
   instances = var.create_instance_from_template ? [{
-    name = google_compute_instance_from_template.bastion_vm[0].name
+    name = try(google_compute_instance_from_template.bastion_vm[0].name, "")
     zone = var.zone
   }] : []
   members = var.members
diff --git a/outputs.tf b/outputs.tf
index 45ba97b6..3c75d473 100644
--- a/outputs.tf
+++ b/outputs.tf
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ output "hostname" {
 
 output "ip_address" {
   description = "Internal IP address of the bastion host"
-  value       = var.create_instance_from_template ? google_compute_instance_from_template.bastion_vm[0].network_interface.0.network_ip : ""
+  value       = try((var.create_instance_from_template ? google_compute_instance_from_template.bastion_vm[0].network_interface.0.network_ip : ""), "")
 }
 
 output "self_link" {
   description = "Self link of the bastion host"
-  value       = var.create_instance_from_template ? google_compute_instance_from_template.bastion_vm[0].self_link : ""
+  value       = try((var.create_instance_from_template ? google_compute_instance_from_template.bastion_vm[0].self_link : ""), "")
 }
 
 output "instance_template" {