diff --git a/v1/providers/sfcompute/scripts/instancetype_test.go b/v1/providers/sfcompute/scripts/instancetype_test.go
index d320b3ab..8630633a 100644
--- a/v1/providers/sfcompute/scripts/instancetype_test.go
+++ b/v1/providers/sfcompute/scripts/instancetype_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestGetInstanceTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	apiKey := getAPIKey()
 
 	credential := NewSFCCredential("validation-test", apiKey)
-	client, err := credential.MakeClient(context.Background(), "eu-north1")
+	client, err := credential.MakeClient(context.Background(), "richmond")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to make client: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 	apiKey := getAPIKey()
 
 	credential := NewSFCCredential("validation-test", apiKey)
-	client, err := credential.MakeClient(context.Background(), "eu-north1")
+	client, err := credential.MakeClient(context.Background(), "richmond")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to make client: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 	id := uuid.New().String()
 
 	instance, err := client.CreateInstance(context.Background(), v1.CreateInstanceAttrs{
-		Name:         "test",
+		Name:         fmt.Print("test-%s", id),
 		RefID:        id,
 		PublicKey:    ssh.GetTestPublicKey(),
 		InstanceType: "h100",
-		Location:     "hayesvalley",
+		Location:     "richmond",
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create instance: %v", err)
diff --git a/v1/providers/sfcompute/validation_test.go b/v1/providers/sfcompute/validation_test.go
index cd0a12da..8b0f0e61 100644
--- a/v1/providers/sfcompute/validation_test.go
+++ b/v1/providers/sfcompute/validation_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestInstanceLifecycleValidation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	config := validation.ProviderConfig{
 		Credential: NewSFCCredential("validation-test", apiKey),
-		Location:   "yerba",
+		Location:   "richmond",
 	}
 
 	validation.RunInstanceLifecycleValidation(t, config)