diff --git a/apis/vpc/v1alpha1/zz_gatewaynetwork_terraformed.go b/apis/vpc/v1alpha1/zz_gatewaynetwork_terraformed.go
index bc3b33c..df00dad 100755
--- a/apis/vpc/v1alpha1/zz_gatewaynetwork_terraformed.go
+++ b/apis/vpc/v1alpha1/zz_gatewaynetwork_terraformed.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ func (tr *GatewayNetwork) LateInitialize(attrs []byte) (bool, error) {
 		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unmarshal Terraform state parameters for late-initialization")
 	}
 	opts := []resource.GenericLateInitializerOption{resource.WithZeroValueJSONOmitEmptyFilter(resource.CNameWildcard)}
+	opts = append(opts, resource.WithNameFilter("StaticAddress"))
 
 	li := resource.NewGenericLateInitializer(opts...)
 	return li.LateInitialize(&tr.Spec.ForProvider, params)
diff --git a/config/vpc/config.go b/config/vpc/config.go
index f26ecad..5b85f89 100644
--- a/config/vpc/config.go
+++ b/config/vpc/config.go
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ func Configure(p *config.Provider) {
 		r.ShortGroup = shortGroup
 		r.Kind = "GatewayNetwork"
 
+		// https://github.com/crossplane/upjet/issues/197
+		r.LateInitializer = config.LateInitializer{
+			IgnoredFields: []string{"static_address"},
+		}
+
 		r.References["gateway_id"] = config.Reference{
 			Type: "PublicGateway",
 		}