diff --git a/docs/docs/guides/tools/deploy.md b/docs/docs/guides/tools/deploy.md
index 3139c59f8d0..bcdc335a1a5 100644
--- a/docs/docs/guides/tools/deploy.md
+++ b/docs/docs/guides/tools/deploy.md
@@ -5,10 +5,24 @@ hide_table_of_contents: true
 
 # Deploy
 
+## Deploy to GCP
+
+:::note
+`weave deploy` requires your machine to have `gcloud` installed and configured. `weave deploy gcp` will use pre-configured configuration when not directly specified by command line arguments.
+:::
+
 Given a Weave ref to any Weave Model you can run:
 
 ```
 weave deploy gcp <ref>
 ```
 
-to deploy a gcp cloud function that serves your model.
+to deploy a gcp cloud function that serves your model. The last line of the deployment will look like `Service URL: <PATH_TO_MODEL>`. Visit `<PATH_TO_MODEL>/docs` to interact with your model!
+
+Run
+
+```
+weave deploy gcp --help
+```
+
+to see all command line options.
diff --git a/weave/deploy/gcp/__init__.py b/weave/deploy/gcp/__init__.py
index 4f760394d9a..6dd7b016329 100644
--- a/weave/deploy/gcp/__init__.py
+++ b/weave/deploy/gcp/__init__.py
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ def deploy(
     """Deploy the weave application."""
     enforce_login()
     if region is None:
-        region = gcloud(["config", "get", "compute/region", "--format=json"])
-        if region is []:
+        region = gcloud(["config", "get", "functions/region", "--format=json"])
+        if region == []:
             raise ValueError(
                 "No default region set. Run `gcloud config set functions/region <region>` or set the region argument."
             )