diff --git a/examples/foundational/07n-interruptible-google.py b/examples/foundational/07n-interruptible-google.py
index 713b3dce3..55c931cf6 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/07n-interruptible-google.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/07n-interruptible-google.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ async def main():
         stt = DeepgramSTTService(api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"))
 
         tts = GoogleTTSService(
-            credentials=os.getenv("GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS"),
             voice_id="en-US-Neural2-J",
             params=GoogleTTSService.InputParams(language="en-US", rate="1.05"),
         )
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google.py b/src/pipecat/services/google.py
index 55a2576d2..a02471040 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ try:
 except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
     logger.error(f"Exception: {e}")
     logger.error(
-        "In order to use Google AI, you need to `pip install pipecat-ai[google]`. Also, set `GOOGLE_API_KEY` environment variable."
+        "In order to use Google AI, you need to `pip install pipecat-ai[google]`. Also, set `GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS` environment variable."
     )
     raise Exception(f"Missing module: {e}")
 
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ class GoogleTTSService(TTSService):
         elif credentials_path:
             # Use service account JSON file if provided
             creds = service_account.Credentials.from_service_account_file(credentials_path)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Either 'credentials' or 'credentials_path' must be provided.")
 
         return texttospeech_v1.TextToSpeechAsyncClient(credentials=creds)