diff --git a/google-beta/resource_pubsub_topic.go b/google-beta/resource_pubsub_topic.go
index dc62559500..8d44a3b03a 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_pubsub_topic.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_pubsub_topic.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func resourcePubsubTopicCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	d.SetId(res.Name)
 
-	return nil
+	return resourcePubsubTopicRead(d, meta)
 }
 
 func resourcePubsubTopicRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {