diff --git a/modules/backend/main.tf b/modules/backend/main.tf
index 14695c3..a212a24 100644
--- a/modules/backend/main.tf
+++ b/modules/backend/main.tf
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
-# modules/backend/main.tf
-
-module "network" {
-  source = "../network"
+provider "google" {
   project = var.project_id
+  region  = var.region
+}
+
+data "google_compute_image" "debian" {
+  family  = "debian-10"
+  project = "debian-cloud"
 }
 
 resource "google_compute_instance" "backend" {
   name         = "backend"
-  machine_type = "f1-micro"
-  zone         = "${var.region}-f"
+  machine_type = "e2-small"
+  zone         = var.region
 
   boot_disk {
     initialize_params {
-      image = "debian-cloud/debian-9"
+      image = data.google_compute_image.debian.self_link
     }
   }
 
   network_interface {
-    network = module.network.network_name
+    subnetwork = module.network.subnet_name
+    access_config {
+      // Include this section to give the VM an external ip address
+    }
   }
 
   metadata_startup_script = module.network.startup_script