diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_http_health_check.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_http_health_check.py
index 49f0b590540..d22962a468d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_http_health_check.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_http_health_check.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: gcp_compute_http_health_check
 description:
-    - An HttpHealthCheck resource. This resource defines a template for how
-      individual VMs should be checked for health, via HTTP.
+    - An HttpHealthCheck resource. This resource defines a template for how individual
+      VMs should be checked for health, via HTTP.
 short_description: Creates a GCP HttpHealthCheck
 version_added: 2.6
 author: Google Inc. (@googlecloudplatform)
@@ -45,40 +45,38 @@ options:
     state:
         description:
             - Whether the given object should exist in GCP
-        required: true
         choices: ['present', 'absent']
         default: 'present'
     check_interval_sec:
         description:
-            - How often (in seconds) to send a health check. The default value
-              is 5 seconds.
+            - How often (in seconds) to send a health check. The default value is 5 seconds.
         required: false
+        default: 5
         aliases: [check_interval_seconds]
     description:
         description:
-            - An optional description of this resource. Provide this property
-              when you create the resource.
+            - An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create
+              the resource.
         required: false
     healthy_threshold:
         description:
-            - A so-far unhealthy instance will be marked healthy after this many
-              consecutive successes. The default value is 2.
+            - A so-far unhealthy instance will be marked healthy after this many consecutive successes.
+              The default value is 2.
         required: false
     host:
         description:
-            - The value of the host header in the HTTP health check request. If
-              left empty (default value), the public IP on behalf of which this
-              health check is performed will be used.
+            - The value of the host header in the HTTP health check request. If left empty (default
+              value), the public IP on behalf of which this health check is performed will be
+              used.
         required: false
     name:
         description:
-            - Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is
-              created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with
-              RFC1035.  Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and
-              match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which
-              means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all
-              following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit,
-              except the last character, which cannot be a dash.
+            - Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name
+              must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035.  Specifically, the name must
+              be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?`
+              which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters
+              must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot
+              be a dash.
         required: true
     port:
         description:
@@ -93,39 +91,39 @@ options:
     timeout_sec:
         description:
             - How long (in seconds) to wait before claiming failure.
-            - The default value is 5 seconds.  It is invalid for timeoutSec to
-              have greater value than checkIntervalSec.
+            - The default value is 5 seconds.  It is invalid for timeoutSec to have greater value
+              than checkIntervalSec.
         required: false
         aliases: [timeout_seconds]
     unhealthy_threshold:
         description:
-            - A so-far healthy instance will be marked unhealthy after this many
-              consecutive failures. The default value is 2.
+            - A so-far healthy instance will be marked unhealthy after this many consecutive failures.
+              The default value is 2.
         required: false
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
+notes:
+    - "API Reference: U(https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/latest/httpHealthChecks)"
+    - "Adding Health Checks: U(https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/load-balancing/health-checks#legacy_health_checks)"
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: create a http health check
   gcp_compute_http_health_check:
-      name: testObject
+      name: "test_object"
       healthy_threshold: 10
       port: 8080
       timeout_sec: 2
       unhealthy_threshold: 5
-      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
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
     check_interval_sec:
         description:
-            - How often (in seconds) to send a health check. The default value
-              is 5 seconds.
+            - How often (in seconds) to send a health check. The default value is 5 seconds.
         returned: success
         type: int
     creation_timestamp:
@@ -135,38 +133,36 @@ RETURN = '''
         type: str
     description:
         description:
-            - An optional description of this resource. Provide this property
-              when you create the resource.
+            - An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create
+              the resource.
         returned: success
         type: str
     healthy_threshold:
         description:
-            - A so-far unhealthy instance will be marked healthy after this many
-              consecutive successes. The default value is 2.
+            - A so-far unhealthy instance will be marked healthy after this many consecutive successes.
+              The default value is 2.
         returned: success
         type: int
     host:
         description:
-            - The value of the host header in the HTTP health check request. If
-              left empty (default value), the public IP on behalf of which this
-              health check is performed will be used.
+            - The value of the host header in the HTTP health check request. If left empty (default
+              value), the public IP on behalf of which this health check is performed will be
+              used.
         returned: success
         type: str
     id:
         description:
-            - The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined
-              by the server.
+            - The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.
         returned: success
         type: int
     name:
         description:
-            - Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is
-              created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with
-              RFC1035.  Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and
-              match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which
-              means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all
-              following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit,
-              except the last character, which cannot be a dash.
+            - Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name
+              must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035.  Specifically, the name must
+              be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?`
+              which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters
+              must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot
+              be a dash.
         returned: success
         type: str
     port:
@@ -184,14 +180,14 @@ RETURN = '''
     timeout_sec:
         description:
             - How long (in seconds) to wait before claiming failure.
-            - The default value is 5 seconds.  It is invalid for timeoutSec to
-              have greater value than checkIntervalSec.
+            - The default value is 5 seconds.  It is invalid for timeoutSec to have greater value
+              than checkIntervalSec.
         returned: success
         type: int
     unhealthy_threshold:
         description:
-            - A so-far healthy instance will be marked unhealthy after this many
-              consecutive failures. The default value is 2.
+            - A so-far healthy instance will be marked unhealthy after this many consecutive failures.
+              The default value is 2.
         returned: success
         type: int
 '''
@@ -215,7 +211,7 @@ def main():
     module = GcpModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
-            check_interval_sec=dict(type='int', aliases=['check_interval_seconds']),
+            check_interval_sec=dict(default=5, type='int', aliases=['check_interval_seconds']),
             description=dict(type='str'),
             healthy_threshold=dict(type='int'),
             host=dict(type='str'),
@@ -227,6 +223,9 @@ def main():
         )
     )
 
+    if not module.params['scopes']:
+        module.params['scopes'] = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute']
+
     state = module.params['state']
     kind = 'compute#httpHealthCheck'
 
@@ -236,10 +235,10 @@ 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:
@@ -259,12 +258,12 @@ 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))
 
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ 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#httpHealthCheck')
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_http_health_check/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_http_health_check/tasks/main.yml
index b1fac73f084..391794ed7f4 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_http_health_check/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_http_health_check/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
       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 http health check
@@ -37,8 +35,6 @@
       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
@@ -47,13 +43,19 @@
       - result.changed == true
       - "result.kind == 'compute#httpHealthCheck'"
 - name: verify that http_health_check was created
-  shell: |
-    gcloud compute http-health-checks describe  --project="{{gcp_project}}"  "{{ resource_name }}"
+  gcp_compute_http_health_check_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 http health check that already exists
   gcp_compute_http_health_check:
@@ -65,8 +67,6 @@
       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
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@
       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
@@ -95,15 +93,19 @@
       - result.changed == true
       - result.has_key('kind') == False
 - name: verify that http_health_check was deleted
-  shell: |
-    gcloud compute http-health-checks describe  --project="{{gcp_project}}"  "{{ resource_name }}"
+  gcp_compute_http_health_check_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/httpHealthChecks/{{ resource_name }}' was not found\" in results.stderr"
+      - results['items'] | length == 0
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - name: delete a http health check that does not exist
   gcp_compute_http_health_check:
@@ -115,8 +117,6 @@
       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