diff --git a/newrelic/resource_newrelic_synthetics_private_location.go b/newrelic/resource_newrelic_synthetics_private_location.go
index 4565c20a9..b7bf36259 100644
--- a/newrelic/resource_newrelic_synthetics_private_location.go
+++ b/newrelic/resource_newrelic_synthetics_private_location.go
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package newrelic
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/newrelic/newrelic-client-go/v2/pkg/errors"
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/diag"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
 	"github.com/newrelic/newrelic-client-go/v2/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/newrelic/newrelic-client-go/v2/pkg/entities"
-	"github.com/newrelic/newrelic-client-go/v2/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/newrelic/newrelic-client-go/v2/pkg/synthetics"
 )
 
@@ -118,7 +119,9 @@ func resourceNewRelicSyntheticsPrivateLocationRead(ctx context.Context, d *schem
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil
 		}
-
+		if err.Error() == "Argument \"guid\" has invalid value $guid." {
+			return diag.FromErr(fmt.Errorf("%v is invalid GUID", guid))
+		}
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}