diff --git a/src/clusterfuzz/_internal/k8s/service.py b/src/clusterfuzz/_internal/k8s/service.py
index 9a7c4f1fd27..17483b7bebc 100644
--- a/src/clusterfuzz/_internal/k8s/service.py
+++ b/src/clusterfuzz/_internal/k8s/service.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def __init__(self, k8s_config_loaded: bool = False):
   def _load_gke_credentials(self):
     """Loads GKE credentials and configures the Kubernetes client."""
     credentials, _ = google.auth.default()
-    project = utils.get_application_id()
+    project = environment.get_value('K8S_PROJECT')
     service = discovery.build('container', 'v1', credentials=credentials)
     parent = f'projects/{project}/locations/-'