diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_to_gcp.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_gcp.yml
index 87939a7..e04d516 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_to_gcp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_gcp.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ jobs:
   gcp-deploy:  
     name: Deploy to GCP
     runs-on: gcloud-tf
+    env:
+      GCP_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
+      GCP_SA_KEY: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3        
@@ -18,9 +21,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Deploy Tools       
         run: |
           ls -la
+          echo "Checking gcloud and terraform versions..."
           gcloud --version
           terraform --version
 
+      - name: Check Gcloud auth
+        run: |
+          echo "HOME: ${HOME}"
+          printf '%s' "$GCP_SA_KEY" > $HOME/sa.json
+          export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="$HOME/sa.json"
+
+          gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file="$GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
+          gcloud config set project "$GCP_PROJECT_ID"
+
+          echo "Check gcloud"
+          gcloud config list
+          gcloud --version
+
+
+
 
   #   steps:
   #     - name: Checkout code