diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index d5592779..a30394c4 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ variable "function_location" {
 variable "location" {
   description = "The location of this cloud function"
   type        = string
+  default     = null
 }
 
 variable "description" {