diff --git a/ory-action-vpncheck-py/main.py b/ory-action-vpncheck-py/main.py
index 4a16107..adc8b77 100644
--- a/ory-action-vpncheck-py/main.py
+++ b/ory-action-vpncheck-py/main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import os
 
 # load google cloud logging if running on GCP
-if os.getenv('SERVER_SOFTWARE', ''):
+if os.getenv('GCP_PROJECT', ''):
     # set up the Google Cloud Logging python client library
     import google.cloud.logging
     client = google.cloud.logging.Client()