diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy.py
index 77ac93c525d..c7e73c14ea2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targethttpproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     enable_cdn: 'true'
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy.py
index ea6088f6cd9..d9634e81cc2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targethttpsproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     enable_cdn: 'true'
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy.py
index 342caa82e3b..2128a76466a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targetsslproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     protocol: SSL
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy.py
index b6fbd4af862..0632dffe779 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targettcpproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     protocol: TCP
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map.py
index 74ed45aa0b0..74a68f29dd7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_url_map.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-urlmap
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     enable_cdn: 'true'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy/tasks/main.yml
index b4e3327d69c..14610738bda 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_http_proxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targethttpproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     enable_cdn: 'true'
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targethttpproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     enable_cdn: 'true'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy/tasks/main.yml
index d62cacb69cc..41e6f58452f 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_https_proxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targethttpsproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     enable_cdn: 'true'
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targethttpsproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     enable_cdn: 'true'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy/tasks/main.yml
index 00215f70f34..dacc8b744e2 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_ssl_proxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targetsslproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     protocol: SSL
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targetsslproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     protocol: SSL
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy/tasks/main.yml
index 5ad77de1cbc..9c0713c1156 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_target_tcp_proxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targettcpproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     protocol: TCP
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-targettcpproxy
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     protocol: TCP
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_url_map/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_url_map/tasks/main.yml
index 2361a630314..e359dd70476 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_url_map/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_url_map/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-urlmap
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     enable_cdn: 'true'
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
     name: backendservice-urlmap
     backends:
-    - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+    - group: "{{ instancegroup.selfLink }}"
     health_checks:
     - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
     enable_cdn: 'true'