diff --git a/cli/internal/gcp/client/client.go b/cli/internal/gcp/client/client.go
index 5ad43e0ec..d361dec8f 100644
--- a/cli/internal/gcp/client/client.go
+++ b/cli/internal/gcp/client/client.go
@@ -324,6 +324,23 @@ func (c *Client) generateUID() (string, error) {
 	return string(uid), nil
 }
 
+// buildInstanceName returns a formatted name string.
+// The names are joined with a '-'.
+// If names is empty, the returned value is c.name + "-" + c.uid.
+func (c *Client) buildResourceName(names ...string) string {
+	builder := strings.Builder{}
+
+	builder.WriteString(c.name)
+	builder.WriteRune('-')
+	for _, name := range names {
+		builder.WriteString(name)
+		builder.WriteRune('-')
+	}
+	builder.WriteString(c.uid)
+
+	return builder.String()
+}
+
 func (c *Client) resourceURI(scope resourceScope, resourceType, resourceName string) string {
 	const baseURI = "https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/"
 
@@ -338,17 +355,17 @@ func (c *Client) resourceURI(scope resourceScope, resourceType, resourceName str
 	case scopeRegion:
 		builder.WriteString("/regions/")
 		builder.WriteString(c.region)
-		builder.WriteString("/")
+		builder.WriteRune('/')
 	case scopeZone:
 		builder.WriteString("/zones/")
 		builder.WriteString(c.zone)
-		builder.WriteString("/")
+		builder.WriteRune('/')
 	default:
 		panic("unknown scope")
 	}
 
 	builder.WriteString(resourceType)
-	builder.WriteString("/")
+	builder.WriteRune('/')
 	builder.WriteString(resourceName)
 
 	return builder.String()
diff --git a/cli/internal/gcp/client/client_test.go b/cli/internal/gcp/client/client_test.go
index d0d2f479f..7517a1ec3 100644
--- a/cli/internal/gcp/client/client_test.go
+++ b/cli/internal/gcp/client/client_test.go
@@ -123,6 +123,48 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal("name", client.name)
 }
 
+func TestBuildResourceName(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		clientUID  string
+		clientName string
+		names      []string
+		wantName   string
+	}{
+		"no names": {
+			clientUID:  "uid",
+			clientName: "name",
+			wantName:   "name-uid",
+		},
+		"one name": {
+			clientUID:  "uid",
+			clientName: "name",
+			names:      []string{"foo"},
+			wantName:   "name-foo-uid",
+		},
+		"two names": {
+			clientUID:  "uid",
+			clientName: "name",
+			names:      []string{"foo", "bar"},
+			wantName:   "name-foo-bar-uid",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert := assert.New(t)
+
+			client := Client{
+				name: tc.clientName,
+				uid:  tc.clientUID,
+			}
+
+			name := client.buildResourceName(tc.names...)
+
+			assert.Equal(tc.wantName, name)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResourceURI(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
 		scope        resourceScope
diff --git a/cli/internal/gcp/client/instances.go b/cli/internal/gcp/client/instances.go
index 0bc50d1bd..3646c1a17 100644
--- a/cli/internal/gcp/client/instances.go
+++ b/cli/internal/gcp/client/instances.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateInstances(ctx context.Context, input CreateInstancesInput
 	ops := []Operation{}
 
 	workerTemplateInput := insertInstanceTemplateInput{
-		Name:                         c.name + "-worker-" + c.uid,
+		Name:                         c.buildResourceName("worker"),
 		Network:                      c.network,
 		SecondarySubnetworkRangeName: c.secondarySubnetworkRange,
 		Subnetwork:                   c.subnetwork,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateInstances(ctx context.Context, input CreateInstancesInput
 	c.workerTemplate = workerTemplateInput.Name
 
 	controlPlaneTemplateInput := insertInstanceTemplateInput{
-		Name:                         c.name + "-control-plane-" + c.uid,
+		Name:                         c.buildResourceName("control-plane"),
 		Network:                      c.network,
 		Subnetwork:                   c.subnetwork,
 		SecondarySubnetworkRangeName: c.secondarySubnetworkRange,
diff --git a/cli/internal/gcp/client/loadbalancer.go b/cli/internal/gcp/client/loadbalancer.go
index d07fa04ae..7bf59d08c 100644
--- a/cli/internal/gcp/client/loadbalancer.go
+++ b/cli/internal/gcp/client/loadbalancer.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateLoadBalancers(ctx context.Context) error {
 	//
 
 	c.loadbalancers = append(c.loadbalancers, &loadBalancer{
-		name:            c.name + "-" + "kube" + "-" + c.uid,
+		name:            c.buildResourceName("kube"),
 		ip:              c.loadbalancerIP,
 		frontendPort:    constants.KubernetesPort,
 		backendPortName: "kubernetes",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateLoadBalancers(ctx context.Context) error {
 	})
 
 	c.loadbalancers = append(c.loadbalancers, &loadBalancer{
-		name:            c.name + "-" + "boot" + "-" + c.uid,
+		name:            c.buildResourceName("boot"),
 		ip:              c.loadbalancerIPname,
 		frontendPort:    constants.BootstrapperPort,
 		backendPortName: "bootstrapper",
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateLoadBalancers(ctx context.Context) error {
 	})
 
 	c.loadbalancers = append(c.loadbalancers, &loadBalancer{
-		name:            c.name + "-" + "verify" + "-" + c.uid,
+		name:            c.buildResourceName("verify"),
 		ip:              c.loadbalancerIPname,
 		frontendPort:    constants.VerifyServiceNodePortGRPC,
 		backendPortName: "verify",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateLoadBalancers(ctx context.Context) error {
 	})
 
 	c.loadbalancers = append(c.loadbalancers, &loadBalancer{
-		name:            c.name + "-" + "debugd" + "-" + c.uid,
+		name:            c.buildResourceName("debugd"),
 		ip:              c.loadbalancerIPname,
 		frontendPort:    constants.DebugdPort,
 		backendPortName: "debugd",
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func (c *Client) terminateHealthCheck(ctx context.Context, lb *loadBalancer) err
 }
 
 func (c *Client) createIPAddr(ctx context.Context) error {
-	ipName := c.name + "-" + c.uid
+	ipName := c.buildResourceName()
 	insertReq := &computepb.InsertAddressRequest{
 		Project: c.project,
 		Region:  c.region,
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func (c *Client) createIPAddr(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err := c.waitForOperations(ctx, []Operation{op}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	c.loadbalancerIPname = c.name + "-" + c.uid
+	c.loadbalancerIPname = ipName
 
 	getReq := &computepb.GetAddressRequest{
 		Project: c.project,
diff --git a/cli/internal/gcp/client/network.go b/cli/internal/gcp/client/network.go
index 2b6bc3d53..ddcf04147 100644
--- a/cli/internal/gcp/client/network.go
+++ b/cli/internal/gcp/client/network.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ type FirewallInput struct {
 
 // CreateVPCs creates all necessary VPC networks.
 func (c *Client) CreateVPCs(ctx context.Context) error {
-	c.network = c.name + "-" + c.uid
+	c.network = c.buildResourceName()
 
 	op, err := c.createVPC(ctx, c.network)
 	if err != nil {