diff --git a/bigquery/client.go b/bigquery/client.go
index 49241cc..af7e50d 100644
--- a/bigquery/client.go
+++ b/bigquery/client.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"cloud.google.com/go/bigquery"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
+	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 
 	"storj.io/eventkit/pb"
 )
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ type BigQueryClient struct {
 	schemeChangeLock sync.Locker
 }
 
-func NewBigQueryClient(ctx context.Context, project string, datasetName string) (*BigQueryClient, error) {
-	client, err := bigquery.NewClient(ctx, project)
+func NewBigQueryClient(ctx context.Context, project, datasetName string, options ...option.ClientOption) (*BigQueryClient, error) {
+	client, err := bigquery.NewClient(ctx, project, options...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
diff --git a/bigquery/config.go b/bigquery/config.go
index 3d6e29f..577d82c 100644
--- a/bigquery/config.go
+++ b/bigquery/config.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/zeebo/errs/v2"
+	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 
 	"storj.io/eventkit"
 	"storj.io/eventkit/destination"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 //	bigquery:app=...,project=...,dataset=...
 //	bigquery:app=...,project=...,dataset=...|batch:queueSize=111,flashSize=111,flushInterval=111
 //	bigquery:app=...,project=...,dataset=...|parallel:runners=10|batch:queueSize=111,flashSize=111,flushInterval=111
+//	bigquery:app=...,project=...,dataset=...,credentialsPath=/path/to/my/service-account.json|parallel:runners=10|batch:queueSize=111
 func CreateDestination(ctx context.Context, config string) (eventkit.Destination, error) {
 	layers := strings.Split(config, "|")
 	var lastLayer func() (eventkit.Destination, error)
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ func CreateDestination(ctx context.Context, config string) (eventkit.Destination
 		}
 		switch typeName {
 		case "bigquery", "bq":
-			var appName, project, dataset string
+			var appName, project, dataset, credentialsPath string
 			for _, param := range strings.Split(params, ",") {
 				key, value, found := strings.Cut(param, "=")
 				if !found {
@@ -46,13 +48,19 @@ func CreateDestination(ctx context.Context, config string) (eventkit.Destination
 					project = value
 				case "dataset":
 					dataset = value
+				case "credentialsPath":
+					credentialsPath = value
 				default:
 					return nil, errs.Errorf("Unknown parameter for bigquery destination %s. Please use appName/project/dataset", key)
 				}
 
 			}
 			lastLayer = func() (eventkit.Destination, error) {
-				return NewBigQueryDestination(ctx, appName, project, dataset)
+				var options []option.ClientOption
+				if credentialsPath != "" {
+					options = append(options, option.WithCredentialsFile(credentialsPath))
+				}
+				return NewBigQueryDestination(ctx, appName, project, dataset, options...)
 			}
 		case "parallel":
 			var workers int
diff --git a/bigquery/destination.go b/bigquery/destination.go
index 43e79c3..0f5c214 100644
--- a/bigquery/destination.go
+++ b/bigquery/destination.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"google.golang.org/api/option"
+
 	"storj.io/eventkit"
 	"storj.io/eventkit/pb"
 )
@@ -22,8 +24,8 @@ type BigQueryDestination struct {
 
 var _ eventkit.Destination = &BigQueryDestination{}
 
-func NewBigQueryDestination(ctx context.Context, appName string, project string, dataset string) (*BigQueryDestination, error) {
-	c, err := NewBigQueryClient(ctx, project, dataset)
+func NewBigQueryDestination(ctx context.Context, appName, project, dataset string, options ...option.ClientOption) (*BigQueryDestination, error) {
+	c, err := NewBigQueryClient(ctx, project, dataset, options...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/eventkitd-bigquery/bigquery/sink.go b/eventkitd-bigquery/bigquery/sink.go
index 032fd1a..0ae1628 100644
--- a/eventkitd-bigquery/bigquery/sink.go
+++ b/eventkitd-bigquery/bigquery/sink.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	"google.golang.org/api/option"
+
 	"storj.io/eventkit/bigquery"
 	"storj.io/eventkit/eventkitd/listener"
 	"storj.io/eventkit/pb"
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@ type BigQuerySink struct {
 	client *bigquery.BigQueryClient
 }
 
-func NewBigQuerySink(ctx context.Context, project string, dataset string) (*BigQuerySink, error) {
-	c, err := bigquery.NewBigQueryClient(ctx, project, dataset)
+func NewBigQuerySink(ctx context.Context, project, dataset string, options ...option.ClientOption) (*BigQuerySink, error) {
+	c, err := bigquery.NewBigQueryClient(ctx, project, dataset, options...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/tools/eventkit-save-bq/main.go b/tools/eventkit-save-bq/main.go
index f60f889..5f7b983 100644
--- a/tools/eventkit-save-bq/main.go
+++ b/tools/eventkit-save-bq/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 
 	"storj.io/eventkit"
 	"storj.io/eventkit/bigquery"
@@ -23,8 +24,9 @@ func main() {
 	name := c.Flags().StringP("name", "n", "test", "Name of the event sending out")
 	project := c.Flags().StringP("project", "p", "", "GCP project to use")
 	dataset := c.Flags().StringP("dataset", "d", "eventkitd", "GCP dataset to use")
+	credentialsPath := c.Flags().StringP("credentialsPath", "c", "", "GCP credentials path, defaults to GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS if not provided")
 	c.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		return send(*project, *dataset, *name, args)
+		return send(*project, *dataset, *credentialsPath, *name, args)
 	}
 	err := c.Execute()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -32,8 +34,13 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-func send(project string, dataset string, name string, args []string) error {
-	d, err := bigquery.NewBigQueryDestination(context.Background(), "evenkit-save", project, dataset)
+func send(project, dataset, credentialsPath, name string, args []string) error {
+	var options []option.ClientOption
+	if credentialsPath != "" {
+		options = append(options, option.WithCredentialsFile(credentialsPath))
+	}
+
+	d, err := bigquery.NewBigQueryDestination(context.Background(), "evenkit-save", project, dataset, options...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
diff --git a/tools/eventkit-time/main.go b/tools/eventkit-time/main.go
index 5dd0588..7af43ff 100644
--- a/tools/eventkit-time/main.go
+++ b/tools/eventkit-time/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/zeebo/errs/v2"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 
 	"storj.io/eventkit"
 	"storj.io/eventkit/bigquery"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 	_ = c.Flags().StringSliceP("tag", "t", []string{}, "Custom tags to add to the events")
 	_ = c.Flags().StringP("instance", "i", "", "Instance name of the eventkitd monitoring (default: hostname)")
 	_ = c.Flags().StringP("scope", "s", "eventkit-time", "Scope to use for events")
+	_ = c.Flags().StringP("credentialsPath", "c", "", "GCP credentials path, defaults to GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS if not provided")
 	version := c.Flags().BoolP("version", "v", false, "Scope to use for events")
 	viper.SetConfigName("eventkit-time")
 	viper.SetEnvPrefix("EVENTKIT")
@@ -57,7 +59,15 @@ func main() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return execute(viper.GetString("destination"), viper.GetString("name"), args, viper.GetStringSlice("tag"), viper.GetString("scope"), viper.GetString("instance"))
+		return execute(
+			viper.GetString("destination"),
+			viper.GetString("name"),
+			viper.GetString("credentialsPath"),
+			args,
+			viper.GetStringSlice("tag"),
+			viper.GetString("scope"),
+			viper.GetString("instance"),
+		)
 	}
 	err = c.Execute()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -65,7 +75,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-func execute(dest string, name string, args []string, customTags []string, scope string, instance string) error {
+func execute(dest, name, credentialsPath string, args []string, customTags []string, scope, instance string) error {
 	ek := eventkit.DefaultRegistry.Scope(scope)
 	if instance == "" {
 		instance, _ = os.Hostname()
@@ -82,7 +92,11 @@ func execute(dest string, name string, args []string, customTags []string, scope
 		var err error
 		dest = strings.TrimPrefix(dest, "bq:")
 		parts := strings.Split(dest, "/")
-		client, err = bigquery.NewBigQueryDestination(destCtx, "eventkit-time", parts[0], parts[1])
+		var options []option.ClientOption
+		if credentialsPath != "" {
+			options = append(options, option.WithCredentialsFile(credentialsPath))
+		}
+		client, err = bigquery.NewBigQueryDestination(destCtx, "eventkit-time", parts[0], parts[1], options...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}