diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/cli/docker.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/cli/docker.py
index 89c4dd377f2..10ca2c84ef7 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/cli/docker.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/cli/docker.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def run_docker(
     except MemoryError:
         logger.debug(traceback.format_exc())
         click.secho(
-            f"Please Allocate More memory to Docker.\nRecommended: 6GB\nCurrent: "
+            f"Please Allocate More memory to Docker.\nRecommended: 6GB+\nCurrent: "
             f"{round(float(dict(docker_info).get('mem_total')) / calc_gb)}",
             fg="red",
         )
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/bigquery.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/bigquery.py
index b8e3e7f7af1..b0147f7ba9c 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/bigquery.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/bigquery.py
@@ -246,3 +246,4 @@ class BigquerySource(CommonDbSourceService):
         super().close()
         if self.temp_credentials:
             os.unlink(self.temp_credentials)
+        os.environ.pop("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT", "")
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/credentials.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/credentials.py
index df1a9d67b5c..8b81ecb1438 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/credentials.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/credentials.py
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ def set_google_credentials(gcs_credentials: GCSCredentials) -> None:
         return
 
     if isinstance(gcs_credentials.gcsConfig, GCSValues):
+        if (
+            gcs_credentials.gcsConfig.projectId
+            and not gcs_credentials.gcsConfig.privateKey
+        ):
+            logger.info(
+                "Overriding default projectid, using the current environment permissions authenticated via gcloud SDK."
+            )
+            return
         credentials_dict = build_google_credentials_dict(gcs_credentials.gcsConfig)
 
         tmp_credentials_file = create_credential_tmp_file(credentials=credentials_dict)
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/source_connections.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/source_connections.py
index d9d690b91cf..08967201b52 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/source_connections.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/utils/source_connections.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 """
 Hosts the singledispatch to build source URLs
 """
+import os
 from functools import singledispatch
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
@@ -359,6 +360,8 @@ def _(connection: BigQueryConnection):
     if not project_id and isinstance(connection.credentials.gcsConfig, GCSValues):
         project_id = connection.credentials.gcsConfig.projectId
     if project_id:
+        # Setting environment variable based on project id given by user / set in ADC
+        os.environ["GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"] = project_id
         return f"{connection.scheme.value}://{project_id}"
     return f"{connection.scheme.value}://"