diff --git a/post-processor/googlecompute-export/post-processor.go b/post-processor/googlecompute-export/post-processor.go
index f198ab7c8..ab198cea4 100644
--- a/post-processor/googlecompute-export/post-processor.go
+++ b/post-processor/googlecompute-export/post-processor.go
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 			Zone:                 zone,
 			Network:              "default",
 			RawStateTimeout:      "5m",
+			Scopes: []string{
+				"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email",
+				"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute",
+				"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/devstorage.full_control",
+			},
 		}
 		exporterConfig.CalcTimeout()