diff --git a/src/app/credential-internal.ts b/src/app/credential-internal.ts
index 01aa00d896..0c1b1489ba 100644
--- a/src/app/credential-internal.ts
+++ b/src/app/credential-internal.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ export class ServiceAccountCredential implements Credential {
 
   public async getAccessToken(): Promise<GoogleOAuthAccessToken> {
     const googleAuth = this.getGoogleAuth();
-    const client = await googleAuth.getClient();
+    const client = googleAuth.fromJSON(this.serviceAccountPathOrObject as object);
+    //const client = await googleAuth.getClient();
     await client.getAccessToken();
     const credentials = client.credentials;
     return populateCredential(credentials);
diff --git a/test/integration/data-connect.spec.ts b/test/integration/data-connect.spec.ts
index 32ea83cb87..fe5f565429 100644
--- a/test/integration/data-connect.spec.ts
+++ b/test/integration/data-connect.spec.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('getDataConnect()', () => {
   user_upsert(data: { uid: $id, address: "32 St.", name: "Fred" }) }`;
 
   describe('executeGraphql()', () => {
-    it('executeGraphql() successfully executes a GraphQL mutation', async () => {
+    it.only('executeGraphql() successfully executes a GraphQL mutation', async () => {
       const resp = await getDataConnect(connectorConfig).executeGraphql<UserUpdateResponse, unknown>(
         upsertUser, { variables: { id: userId } }
       );