diff --git a/cloud-infra/main.tf b/cloud-infra/main.tf
index 6236e63..a2e5c4e 100644
--- a/cloud-infra/main.tf
+++ b/cloud-infra/main.tf
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ provider "google" {
   zone        = var.zone
 }
 
+terraform {
+ backend "gcs" {
+   bucket  = "automate_terraform_state"
+   prefix  = "terraform/state"
+ }
+}
+
 resource "google_container_cluster" "automl_cluster" {
   name     = "automl-cluster"
   location = var.zone