diff --git a/java-storage/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITAppendableUploadTest.java b/java-storage/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITAppendableUploadTest.java
index e83cbccefdcf..d278a24ee77f 100644
--- a/java-storage/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITAppendableUploadTest.java
+++ b/java-storage/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITAppendableUploadTest.java
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ public void takeoverAndAppendWithCorrectChecksumWorks() throws Exception {
     assertThat(done2.getCrc32c()).isEqualTo(Utils.crc32cCodec.encode(fullContent.getCrc32c()));
   }
 
+  @Ignore("Temporarily disabled: hits the Rapid storage quota in CI.")
   @Test
   @CrossRun.Ignore(backends = {Backend.TEST_BENCH})
   public void takeoverAndAppendWithIncorrectChecksumFails() throws Exception {
diff --git a/java-storage/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BackendResources.java b/java-storage/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BackendResources.java
index bfe9a5768754..86ddcaccc72e 100644
--- a/java-storage/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BackendResources.java
+++ b/java-storage/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BackendResources.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static BackendResources of(
                       .setLocation("us-central1")
                       .setCustomPlacementConfig(
                           CustomPlacementConfig.newBuilder()
-                              .setDataLocations(ImmutableList.of("us-central1-c"))
+                              .setDataLocations(ImmutableList.of("us-central1-a"))
                               .build())
                       .setStorageClass(StorageClass.valueOf("RAPID"))
                       .setHierarchicalNamespace(