diff --git a/explore-assistant-backend/terraform/bigquery/main.tf b/explore-assistant-backend/terraform/bigquery/main.tf
index 6857ad07..a1aaa9b5 100644
--- a/explore-assistant-backend/terraform/bigquery/main.tf
+++ b/explore-assistant-backend/terraform/bigquery/main.tf
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ resource "google_bigquery_job" "create_bq_model_llm" {
     query              = <<EOF
 CREATE OR REPLACE MODEL `${var.dataset_id}.explore_assistant_llm` 
 REMOTE WITH CONNECTION `${google_bigquery_connection.connection.name}` 
-OPTIONS (endpoint = 'gemini-pro')
+OPTIONS (endpoint = 'gemini-1.5-flash')
 EOF  
     create_disposition = ""
     write_disposition  = ""
diff --git a/explore-assistant-backend/terraform/bigquery_examples.tf b/explore-assistant-backend/terraform/bigquery_examples.tf
index 8ea0e697..637406a9 100644
--- a/explore-assistant-backend/terraform/bigquery_examples.tf
+++ b/explore-assistant-backend/terraform/bigquery_examples.tf
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ resource "google_bigquery_job" "create_explore_assistant_examples_table" {
 
   location = var.deployment_region
   depends_on = [ time_sleep.wait_after_apis_activate]
+
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes  = [query, job_id]
+  }
 }
 
 
@@ -87,4 +91,7 @@ resource "google_bigquery_job" "create_explore_assistant_refinement_examples_tab
 
   location = var.deployment_region
   depends_on = [ time_sleep.wait_after_apis_activate]
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes  = [query, job_id]
+  }
 }