diff --git a/mmv1/templates/terraform/custom_check_destroy/firestore_field.go.tmpl b/mmv1/templates/terraform/custom_check_destroy/firestore_field.go.tmpl
index b2eb939c523c..c1ec2ba712d3 100644
--- a/mmv1/templates/terraform/custom_check_destroy/firestore_field.go.tmpl
+++ b/mmv1/templates/terraform/custom_check_destroy/firestore_field.go.tmpl
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ if err != nil {
 		// We do not return the error in this case - destroy was successful
 		return nil
 	}
+	if e.Code == 404 && regexp.MustCompile(`Project .* or database .* does not exist`).MatchString(e.Message) {
+		// The project or database does not exist, which means the resource is destroyed.
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	// Return err in all other cases
 	return err
diff --git a/mmv1/templates/terraform/samples/base_configs/test_file.go.tmpl b/mmv1/templates/terraform/samples/base_configs/test_file.go.tmpl
index 86a7d2524c6b..9cca626dea12 100644
--- a/mmv1/templates/terraform/samples/base_configs/test_file.go.tmpl
+++ b/mmv1/templates/terraform/samples/base_configs/test_file.go.tmpl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ package {{ $.Res.PackageName }}_test
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	_ = fmt.Sprintf
 	_ = log.Print
+	_ = regexp.MatchString
 	_ = strconv.Atoi
 	_ = strings.Trim
 	_ = time.Now