diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 29c9cc55a0..7526b66540 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ Options:
  - `--google-instance-name`: The name of the instance.  Default: `docker-machine`
  - `--google-project`: The name of your project to use when launching the instance.
 
-The GCE driver will use the `ubuntu-1410-utopic-v20150202` instance type unless otherwise specified.
+The GCE driver will use the `ubuntu-1404-trusty-v20150128` instance type unless otherwise specified.
 
 #### IBM Softlayer
 
diff --git a/drivers/google/compute_util.go b/drivers/google/compute_util.go
index 78e55339c7..ea65c988f0 100644
--- a/drivers/google/compute_util.go
+++ b/drivers/google/compute_util.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type ComputeUtil struct {
 const (
 	apiURL = "https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/"
 	//imageName          = "https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/google-containers/global/images/container-vm-v20150129"
-	imageName          = "https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/ubuntu-os-cloud/global/images/ubuntu-1410-utopic-v20150202"
+	imageName          = "https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/ubuntu-os-cloud/global/images/ubuntu-1404-trusty-v20150128"
 	firewallRule       = "docker-machines"
 	port               = "2376"
 	firewallTargetTag  = "docker-machine"