diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b1547b47f0..2f341e95f6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.18
 require (
 	github.com/IBM-Cloud/bluemix-go v0.0.0-20230914140903-40534e34a2a5
 	github.com/IBM-Cloud/container-services-go-sdk v0.0.0-20230822142550-30562e113de9
-	github.com/IBM-Cloud/power-go-client v1.2.4
+	github.com/IBM-Cloud/power-go-client v1.4.0
 	github.com/IBM/apigateway-go-sdk v0.0.0-20210714141226-a5d5d49caaca
 	github.com/IBM/appconfiguration-go-admin-sdk v0.3.0
 	github.com/IBM/appid-management-go-sdk v0.0.0-20210908164609-dd0e0eaf732f
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 176ad812b9..7d5374def5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ github.com/IBM-Cloud/bluemix-go v0.0.0-20230914140903-40534e34a2a5/go.mod h1:cO5
 github.com/IBM-Cloud/container-services-go-sdk v0.0.0-20230822142550-30562e113de9 h1:sXRzCK3Glxpyu66Tu2NjztLdT5sDwj4qly+MJKRhdWY=
 github.com/IBM-Cloud/container-services-go-sdk v0.0.0-20230822142550-30562e113de9/go.mod h1:xUQL9SGAjoZFd4GNjrjjtEpjpkgU7RFXRyHesbKTjiY=
 github.com/IBM-Cloud/ibm-cloud-cli-sdk v0.5.3/go.mod h1:RiUvKuHKTBmBApDMUQzBL14pQUGKcx/IioKQPIcRQjs=
-github.com/IBM-Cloud/power-go-client v1.2.4 h1:4y/ubiOXpMg3xyBryfgfsa8hae/9Dn5WLdvphoxvgsQ=
-github.com/IBM-Cloud/power-go-client v1.2.4/go.mod h1:0YVWoIQN5I5IvyhO/m4yxgPJqCh9QjceN2FNlVpYlOQ=
+github.com/IBM-Cloud/power-go-client v1.4.0 h1:YZnfb+kzRcHhDQoYGirgKUDf108F0TqWGJgwb28FtxE=
+github.com/IBM-Cloud/power-go-client v1.4.0/go.mod h1:5tBI990pkUZo1tKXoAsFDsHzpHcKwP8mRaCgUt3sFtc=
 github.com/IBM-Cloud/softlayer-go v1.0.5-tf h1:koUAyF9b6X78lLLruGYPSOmrfY2YcGYKOj/Ug9nbKNw=
 github.com/IBM-Cloud/softlayer-go v1.0.5-tf/go.mod h1:6HepcfAXROz0Rf63krk5hPZyHT6qyx2MNvYyHof7ik4=
 github.com/IBM/apigateway-go-sdk v0.0.0-20210714141226-a5d5d49caaca h1:crniVcf+YcmgF03NmmfonXwSQ73oJF+IohFYBwknMxs=
diff --git a/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_image.go b/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_image.go
index 3f83a8df26..36c2ada367 100644
--- a/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_image.go
+++ b/ibm/service/power/resource_ibm_pi_image.go
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ func ResourceIBMPIImage() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew:      true,
 			},
 			helpers.PIImageStorageType: {
-				Type:        schema.TypeString,
-				Optional:    true,
-				Description: "Type of storage",
-				ForceNew:    true,
+				Type:         schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:     true,
+				Description:  "Type of storage",
+				RequiredWith: []string{helpers.PIImageBucketName},
+				ForceNew:     true,
 			},
 			helpers.PIImageStoragePool: {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
diff --git a/website/docs/r/pi_image.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/pi_image.html.markdown
index ecdc35a01b..35987826b7 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/pi_image.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/pi_image.html.markdown
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Review the argument references that you can specify for your resource.
 - `pi_image_secret_key` - (Optional, String, Sensitive) Cloud Object Storage secret key; required for buckets with private access.
   - `pi_image_secret_key` is required with `pi_image_access_key`
 - `pi_image_storage_pool` - (Optional, String) Storage pool where the image will be loaded, if provided then `pi_image_storage_type` and `pi_affinity_policy` will be ignored.
-- `pi_image_storage_type` - (Optional, String) Type of storage. Will be ignored if `pi_image_storage_pool` or `pi_affinity_policy` is provided. If only using `pi_image_storage_type` for storage selection then the storage pool with the most available space will be selected.
+- `pi_image_storage_type` - (Optional, String) Type of storage. Required if `pi_image_storage_pool` or `pi_affinity_policy` is provided when importing an image from cloud storage.
 
 
 ## Attribute reference