diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/emailservice.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/emailservice.yaml
index afe29f0..14d293b 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/emailservice.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/emailservice.yaml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: PORT
           value: "8080"
-        - name: GCP_PROJECT_ID
-          value: "thinmint"
         - name: ENABLE_PROFILER
           value: "0"
         readinessProbe:
diff --git a/src/emailservice/email_server.py b/src/emailservice/email_server.py
index 5af5ff9..9563b7a 100644
--- a/src/emailservice/email_server.py
+++ b/src/emailservice/email_server.py
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ import googlecloudprofiler
 
 try:
     sampler = always_on.AlwaysOnSampler()
-    exporter = stackdriver_exporter.StackdriverExporter()
+    exporter = stackdriver_exporter.StackdriverExporter(
+        project_id=os.environ.get('GCP_PROJECT_ID'),
+        transport=AsyncTransport)
     tracer_interceptor = server_interceptor.OpenCensusServerInterceptor(sampler, exporter)
 except:
     tracer_interceptor = server_interceptor.OpenCensusServerInterceptor()