diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/InstanceConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/InstanceConfiguration.java
index c476926e..6ff23612 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/InstanceConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/InstanceConfiguration.java
@@ -542,9 +542,11 @@ private List<NetworkInterface> networkInterfaces() {
     private List<ServiceAccount> serviceAccounts() {
         if (notNullOrEmpty(serviceAccountEmail)) {
             List<ServiceAccount> serviceAccounts = new ArrayList<>();
-            serviceAccounts.add(new ServiceAccount()
-                    .setEmail(serviceAccountEmail)
-                    .setScopes(Arrays.asList(new String[] {"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform"})));
+            serviceAccounts.add(
+                    new ServiceAccount().setEmail(serviceAccountEmail).setScopes(Arrays.asList(new String[] {
+                        "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform",
+                        "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email"
+                    })));
             return serviceAccounts;
         } else {
             return null;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/InstanceConfiguration/help-serviceAccountEmail.html b/src/main/resources/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/InstanceConfiguration/help-serviceAccountEmail.html
index 3d08f146..a6f31e6e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/InstanceConfiguration/help-serviceAccountEmail.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/InstanceConfiguration/help-serviceAccountEmail.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
     <p>
         Use IAM to specify the capabilities of the service account. The service account will be granted the <em>https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform</em>
+        and <em>https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email</em>
         scope,
         allowing it full access to those specified capabilities.
     </p>