diff --git a/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/README.md b/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/README.md
index ace508803f..539fc5c3f4 100644
--- a/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/README.md
+++ b/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/README.md
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ module baseline 'br/public:avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline:<version>' = {
       }
       patchMode: 'AutomaticByPlatform'
       size: 'Standard_DS1_v2'
-      zone: 1
+      zone: 0
     }
     virtualNetworkConfiguration: {
       addressPrefix: '10.1.0.0/16'
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ module baseline 'br/public:avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline:<version>' = {
         },
         "patchMode": "AutomaticByPlatform",
         "size": "Standard_DS1_v2",
-        "zone": 1
+        "zone": 0
       }
     },
     "virtualNetworkConfiguration": {
diff --git a/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/tests/e2e/max/main.test.bicep b/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/tests/e2e/max/main.test.bicep
index 36c4d60b40..7c98b82618 100644
--- a/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/tests/e2e/max/main.test.bicep
+++ b/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/tests/e2e/max/main.test.bicep
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ module testDeployment '../../../main.bicep' = [
       virtualMachineConfiguration: {
         enabled: true
         name: take('${namePrefix}-vm-${serviceShort}', 15)
-        zone: 1
+        zone: 0
         size: 'Standard_DS1_v2'
         adminUsername: username
         adminPassword: password
diff --git a/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/tests/e2e/waf-aligned/main.test.bicep b/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/tests/e2e/waf-aligned/main.test.bicep
index be870283e6..eb965161de 100644
--- a/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/tests/e2e/waf-aligned/main.test.bicep
+++ b/avm/ptn/ai-platform/baseline/tests/e2e/waf-aligned/main.test.bicep
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ metadata description = 'This instance deploys the module in alignment with the b
 @maxLength(90)
 param resourceGroupName string = 'dep-${namePrefix}-aiplatform-baseline-${serviceShort}-rg'
 
-@description('Optional. The location to deploy resources to.')
-param resourceLocation string = deployment().location
+// Enforce uksouth to avoid restrictions around VM zones in certain regions
+#disable-next-line no-hardcoded-location
+var enforcedLocation = 'uksouth'
 
 @description('Optional. A short identifier for the kind of deployment. Should be kept short to not run into resource-name length-constraints.')
 param serviceShort string = 'aipbwaf'
@@ -39,16 +40,16 @@ param password string = newGuid()
 // =================
 resource resourceGroup 'Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups@2021-04-01' = {
   name: resourceGroupName
-  location: resourceLocation
+  location: enforcedLocation
 }
 
 module nestedDependencies 'dependencies.bicep' = {
   scope: resourceGroup
-  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, resourceLocation)}-nestedDependencies'
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, enforcedLocation)}-nestedDependencies'
   params: {
     storageAccountName: 'dep${namePrefix}st${serviceShort}'
     maintenanceConfigurationName: 'dep-${namePrefix}-mc-${serviceShort}'
-    location: resourceLocation
+    location: enforcedLocation
   }
 }
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ module nestedDependencies 'dependencies.bicep' = {
 module testDeployment '../../../main.bicep' = [
   for iteration in ['init', 'idem']: {
     scope: resourceGroup
-    name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, resourceLocation)}-test-${serviceShort}-${iteration}'
+    name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, enforcedLocation)}-test-${serviceShort}-${iteration}'
     params: {
       name: '${namePrefix}${serviceShort}${substring(uniqueString(baseTime), 0, 3)}'
       virtualMachineConfiguration: {