diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/credentials.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/credentials.py
index 024d3afaf5d..c7e2580ef10 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/credentials.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/credentials.py
@@ -137,12 +137,21 @@ def set_google_credentials(gcp_credentials: GCPCredentials) -> None:
         os.environ[GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS] = str(gcp_credentials.gcpConfig.root)
         return
 
-    if gcp_credentials.gcpConfig.projectId is None:
+    if (
+        isinstance(gcp_credentials.gcpConfig, GcpCredentialsValues)
+        and gcp_credentials.gcpConfig.projectId is None
+    ):
         logger.info(
             "No credentials available, using the current environment permissions authenticated via gcloud SDK."
         )
         return
 
+    if isinstance(gcp_credentials.gcpConfig, GcpExternalAccount):
+        logger.info(
+            "Using External account credentials to authenticate with GCP services."
+        )
+        return
+
     if isinstance(gcp_credentials.gcpConfig, GcpCredentialsValues):
         if (
             gcp_credentials.gcpConfig.projectId
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/unit/test_credentials.py b/ingestion/tests/unit/test_credentials.py
index 656f3f0d12d..f2c536847cb 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/unit/test_credentials.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/unit/test_credentials.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from unittest import TestCase
 
 from pydantic import AnyUrl, SecretStr
 
+from metadata.generated.schema.security.credentials.gcpCredentials import GCPCredentials
 from metadata.generated.schema.security.credentials.gcpExternalAccount import (
     GcpExternalAccount,
 )
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.security.credentials.gcpValues import (
 from metadata.utils.credentials import (
     InvalidPrivateKeyException,
     build_google_credentials_dict,
+    set_google_credentials,
 )
+from metadata.utils.logger import Loggers
 
 
 class TestCredentials(TestCase):
@@ -105,3 +108,11 @@ VEhPQF0i0tUU7Fl071hcYaiQoZx4nIjN+NG6p5QKbl6k
         }
 
         self.assertEqual(expected_dict, build_google_credentials_dict(gcp_values))
+        with self.assertLogs(Loggers.UTILS.value, level="INFO") as log:
+            set_google_credentials(
+                GCPCredentials(gcpConfig=gcp_values, gcpImpersonateServiceAccount=None)
+            )
+            self.assertIn(
+                "Using External account credentials to authenticate with GCP services.",
+                log.output[0],
+            )