diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index d5edf0c3..3815e498 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ steps:
   entrypoint: 'bash'
   args: ['-c', './integration_tests/run_tests_on_vm.sh']
 
-timeout: '20m'
\ No newline at end of file
+timeout: '20m'
diff --git a/localbuilder_main.go b/localbuilder_main.go
index 9e4a4dd7..ee9ddbd8 100644
--- a/localbuilder_main.go
+++ b/localbuilder_main.go
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ func run(source string) error {
 		buildConfig.Substitutions = substMap
 	}
 
+	// Get the ProjectId to feed both the build and the metadata server.
+	// This command uses a runner without dryrun to return the real project.
+	projectInfo, err := gcloud.ProjectInfo(&runner.RealRunner{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error getting project information from gcloud: %v", err)
+	}
+	buildConfig.ProjectId = projectInfo.ProjectID
+
 	// Validate the build.
 	if err := validate.CheckBuild(buildConfig); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error validating build: %v", err)
@@ -180,11 +188,7 @@ func run(source string) error {
 			metadataUpdater := metadata.RealUpdater{Local: true}
 			defer metadataUpdater.Stop(r)
 
-			// Get project info to feed the metadata server.
-			projectInfo, err := gcloud.ProjectInfo(r)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Error getting project information from gcloud: %v", err)
-			}
+			// Feed the project info to the metadata server.
 			metadataUpdater.SetProjectInfo(projectInfo)
 
 			go supplyTokenToMetadata(metadataUpdater, r)