diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_authorizer_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_authorizer_test.go
index 3eb89e636..cf7d4ac6a 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_authorizer_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_authorizer_test.go
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "authorizer" {
   function_name = "tf_acc_api_gateway_authorizer"
   role = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.arn}"
   handler = "exports.example"
+	runtime = "nodejs4.3"
 }
 `
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_method_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_method_test.go
index 4183838b7..18bc791ff 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_method_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_api_gateway_method_test.go
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "authorizer" {
   function_name = "tf_acc_api_gateway_authorizer"
   role = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.arn}"
   handler = "exports.example"
+	runtime = "nodejs4.3"
 }
 
 resource "aws_api_gateway_authorizer" "test" {