diff --git a/gcp/resource_netapp_gcp_volume.go b/gcp/resource_netapp_gcp_volume.go
index 9d7ba52..ebbca47 100644
--- a/gcp/resource_netapp_gcp_volume.go
+++ b/gcp/resource_netapp_gcp_volume.go
@@ -431,10 +431,14 @@ func resourceGCPVolumeCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		volType = "Volumes"
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("storage_class"); ok {
+		volume.StorageClass = v.(string)
+	}
+
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("export_policy"); ok {
 		policy := v.(*schema.Set)
 		if policy.Len() > 0 {
-			resp, err := expandExportPolicy(policy)
+			resp, err := expandExportPolicy(policy, volume.StorageClass)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -450,10 +454,6 @@ func resourceGCPVolumeCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		volume.Zone = v.(string)
 	}
 
-	if v, ok := d.GetOk("storage_class"); ok {
-		volume.StorageClass = v.(string)
-	}
-
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("regional_ha"); ok {
 		volume.RegionalHA = v.(bool)
 	}
@@ -718,6 +718,11 @@ func resourceGCPVolumeRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	if err := d.Set("region", res.Region); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading volume region: %s", err)
 	}
+	if _, ok := d.GetOk("storage_class"); ok {
+		if err := d.Set("storage_class", res.StorageClass); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error reading volume storage_class: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
 	snapshotPolicy := flattenSnapshotPolicy(res.SnapshotPolicy)
 	exportPolicy := flattenExportPolicy(res.ExportPolicy)
 	if err := d.Set("snapshot_policy", snapshotPolicy); err != nil {
@@ -742,11 +747,6 @@ func resourceGCPVolumeRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error reading volume zone: %s", err)
 		}
 	}
-	if _, ok := d.GetOk("storage_class"); ok {
-		if err := d.Set("storage_class", res.StorageClass); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error reading volume storage_class: %s", err)
-		}
-	}
 	if err := d.Set("snapshot_directory", res.SnapshotDirectory); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading volume snapshot_directory: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ func resourceGCPVolumeUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	// size is always required.
 	volume.Size = d.Get("size").(int) * GiBToBytes
 	volume.SnapshotDirectory = d.Get("snapshot_directory").(bool)
+	volume.StorageClass = d.Get("storage_class").(string)
 
 	if d.HasChange("name") {
 		makechange = 1
@@ -915,7 +916,7 @@ func resourceGCPVolumeUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	if d.HasChange("export_policy") {
 		policy := d.Get("export_policy").(*schema.Set)
-		resp, err := expandExportPolicy(policy)
+		resp, err := expandExportPolicy(policy, volume.StorageClass)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/gcp/volume.go b/gcp/volume.go
index 90afffa..b74cbbc 100644
--- a/gcp/volume.go
+++ b/gcp/volume.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ type apiResponseCodeMessage struct {
 type simpleExportPolicyRule struct {
 	Access              string  `structs:"access"`
 	AllowedClients      string  `structs:"allowedClients"`
-	HasRootAccess       string  `structs:"hasRootAccess"`
+	HasRootAccess       string  `structs:"hasRootAccess,omitempty"`
 	Kerberos5ReadOnly   checked `structs:"kerberos5ReadOnly"`
 	Kerberos5ReadWrite  checked `structs:"kerberos5ReadWrite"`
 	Kerberos5iReadOnly  checked `structs:"kerberos5iReadOnly"`
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ func flattenExportPolicy(v exportPolicy) interface{} {
 }
 
 // expandExportPolicy converts set to exportPolicy struct
-func expandExportPolicy(set *schema.Set) (exportPolicy, error) {
+func expandExportPolicy(set *schema.Set, storageClass string) (exportPolicy, error) {
 	exportPolicyObj := exportPolicy{}
 
 	for _, v := range set.List() {
@@ -669,7 +669,9 @@ func expandExportPolicy(set *schema.Set) (exportPolicy, error) {
 			ruleConfig := x.(map[string]interface{})
 			exportPolicyRule.Access = ruleConfig["access"].(string)
 			exportPolicyRule.AllowedClients = ruleConfig["allowed_clients"].(string)
-			exportPolicyRule.HasRootAccess = ruleConfig["has_root_access"].(string)
+			if storageClass != "software" {
+				exportPolicyRule.HasRootAccess = ruleConfig["has_root_access"].(string)
+			}
 			exportPolicyRule.Kerberos5ReadOnly.Checked = ruleConfig["kerberos5_readonly"].(bool)
 			exportPolicyRule.Kerberos5ReadWrite.Checked = ruleConfig["kerberos5_readwrite"].(bool)
 			exportPolicyRule.Kerberos5iReadOnly.Checked = ruleConfig["kerberos5i_readonly"].(bool)