diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_pubsub_topic.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_pubsub_topic.py
index 73d04e329bc..863c9f39f67 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_pubsub_topic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_pubsub_topic.py
@@ -56,12 +56,10 @@ extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: create a topic
   gcp_pubsub_topic:
-      name: 'test-topic1'
-      project: testProject
-      auth_kind: service_account
-      service_account_file: /tmp/auth.pem
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/pubsub
+      name: test-topic1
+      project: "test_project"
+      auth_kind: "service_account"
+      service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
       state: present
 '''
 
@@ -95,6 +93,9 @@ def main():
         )
     )
 
+    if not module.params['scopes']:
+        module.params['scopes'] = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/pubsub']
+
     state = module.params['state']
 
     fetch = fetch_resource(module, self_link(module))
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_pubsub_topic/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_pubsub_topic/tasks/main.yml
index 95fd931d777..b0c2903a51a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_pubsub_topic/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_pubsub_topic/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,22 +15,18 @@
 # Pre-test setup
 - name: delete a topic
   gcp_pubsub_topic:
-      name: 'test-topic1'
+      name: test-topic1
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/pubsub
       state: absent
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 - name: create a topic
   gcp_pubsub_topic:
-      name: 'test-topic1'
+      name: test-topic1
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/pubsub
       state: present
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is true
@@ -48,12 +44,10 @@
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - name: create a topic that already exists
   gcp_pubsub_topic:
-      name: 'test-topic1'
+      name: test-topic1
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/pubsub
       state: present
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is false
@@ -63,12 +57,10 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 - name: delete a topic
   gcp_pubsub_topic:
-      name: 'test-topic1'
+      name: test-topic1
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/pubsub
       state: absent
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is true
@@ -88,12 +80,10 @@
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - name: delete a topic that does not exist
   gcp_pubsub_topic:
-      name: 'test-topic1'
+      name: test-topic1
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/pubsub
       state: absent
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is false