diff --git a/pipes/WDL/tasks/tasks_terra.wdl b/pipes/WDL/tasks/tasks_terra.wdl
index c1a2ea1c8..f615f5b61 100644
--- a/pipes/WDL/tasks/tasks_terra.wdl
+++ b/pipes/WDL/tasks/tasks_terra.wdl
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ task check_terra_env {
 
     # create gcloud-related output file
     touch gcloud_config_info.log
+    touch google_project_id.txt
 
     # create Terra-related output files
     touch workspace_name.txt
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ task check_terra_env {
       # === Determine Terra workspace name and namespace for the workspace responsible for this job
 
       GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID="$(gcloud config list --format='value(core.project)')"
+      echo "$GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID" > google_project_id.txt
 
       # get list of workspaces, limiting the output to only the fields we need
       curl -s -X 'GET' \