diff --git a/net/scripts/gce-provider.sh b/net/scripts/gce-provider.sh
index e52264db8e..da3c916809 100755
--- a/net/scripts/gce-provider.sh
+++ b/net/scripts/gce-provider.sh
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ cloud_CreateInstances() {
     --tags testnet
     --metadata "testnet=$networkName"
     --image "$imageName"
+    --maintenance-policy TERMINATE
+    --restart-on-failure
   )
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2206 # Do not want to quote $imageName as it may contain extra args