diff --git a/internal/adapters/terraform/google/compute/networks.go b/internal/adapters/terraform/google/compute/networks.go
index 26f50df9..14322575 100644
--- a/internal/adapters/terraform/google/compute/networks.go
+++ b/internal/adapters/terraform/google/compute/networks.go
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/defsec/pkg/terraform"
 )
 
+const (
+	defaultSubnetPurpose = "PRIVATE_RFC_1918"
+)
+
 func adaptNetworks(modules terraform.Modules) (networks []compute.Network) {
 
 	networkMap := make(map[string]compute.Network)
@@ -28,12 +32,13 @@ func adaptNetworks(modules terraform.Modules) (networks []compute.Network) {
 		subnetwork := compute.SubNetwork{
 			Metadata:       subnetworkBlock.GetMetadata(),
 			Name:           subnetworkBlock.GetAttribute("name").AsStringValueOrDefault("", subnetworkBlock),
+			Purpose:        subnetworkBlock.GetAttribute("purpose").AsStringValueOrDefault(defaultSubnetPurpose, subnetworkBlock),
 			EnableFlowLogs: defsecTypes.BoolDefault(false, subnetworkBlock.GetMetadata()),
 		}
 
 		// logging
 		if logConfigBlock := subnetworkBlock.GetBlock("log_config"); logConfigBlock.IsNotNil() {
-			subnetwork.EnableFlowLogs = defsecTypes.BoolExplicit(true, subnetworkBlock.GetBlock("log_config").GetMetadata())
+			subnetwork.EnableFlowLogs = defsecTypes.BoolExplicit(true, logConfigBlock.GetMetadata())
 		}
 
 		nwAttr := subnetworkBlock.GetAttribute("network")
diff --git a/internal/adapters/terraform/google/compute/networks_test.go b/internal/adapters/terraform/google/compute/networks_test.go
index e0708c2a..19899913 100644
--- a/internal/adapters/terraform/google/compute/networks_test.go
+++ b/internal/adapters/terraform/google/compute/networks_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func Test_adaptNetworks(t *testing.T) {
 							Metadata:       defsecTypes.NewTestMetadata(),
 							Name:           defsecTypes.String("test-subnetwork", defsecTypes.NewTestMetadata()),
 							EnableFlowLogs: defsecTypes.Bool(true, defsecTypes.NewTestMetadata()),
+							Purpose:        defsecTypes.StringDefault("PRIVATE_RFC_1918", defsecTypes.NewTestMetadata()),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ func Test_adaptNetworks(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "defaults",
 			terraform: `
 			resource "google_compute_subnetwork" "example" {
-				network       = google_compute_network.example.id
+				network = google_compute_network.example.id
+				purpose = "REGIONAL_MANAGED_PROXY"
 			  }
 
 			  resource "google_compute_network" "example" {
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ func Test_adaptNetworks(t *testing.T) {
 							Metadata:       defsecTypes.NewTestMetadata(),
 							Name:           defsecTypes.String("", defsecTypes.NewTestMetadata()),
 							EnableFlowLogs: defsecTypes.Bool(false, defsecTypes.NewTestMetadata()),
+							Purpose:        defsecTypes.String("REGIONAL_MANAGED_PROXY", defsecTypes.NewTestMetadata()),
 						},
 					},
 				},