diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/pd.go b/test/e2e/storage/pd.go
index ee5a297a70f..53961b1ca35 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/pd.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/pd.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Pod Disks", func() {
 		// Verify that disk shows up in node 0's volumeInUse list
 		framework.ExpectNoError(waitForPDInVolumesInUse(nodeClient, diskName, host0Name, nodeStatusTimeout, true /* should exist*/))
 
-		output, err := exec.Command("gcloud", "compute", "instances", "list").CombinedOutput()
+		output, err := exec.Command("gcloud", "compute", "instances", "list", "--project="+framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.ProjectID).CombinedOutput()
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, fmt.Sprintf("Unable to get list of node instances err=%v output=%s", err, output))
 		Expect(true, strings.Contains(string(output), string(host0Name)))
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Pod Disks", func() {
 		output, err = exec.Command("gcloud", "compute", "instances", "delete", string(host0Name), "--project="+framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.ProjectID, "--zone="+framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.Zone).CombinedOutput()
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete host0pod: err=%v output=%s", err, output))
 
-		output, err = exec.Command("gcloud", "compute", "instances", "list").CombinedOutput()
+		output, err = exec.Command("gcloud", "compute", "instances", "list", "--project="+framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.ProjectID).CombinedOutput()
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, fmt.Sprintf("Unable to get list of node instances err=%v output=%s", err, output))
 		Expect(false, strings.Contains(string(output), string(host0Name)))