diff --git a/pillar/application/__init__.py b/pillar/application/__init__.py
index 0dc21d97..23591541 100644
--- a/pillar/application/__init__.py
+++ b/pillar/application/__init__.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ try:
     os.environ['GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS'] = \
         app.config['GCLOUD_APP_CREDENTIALS']
 except KeyError:
-    raise SystemExit('GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS configuration is missing')
+    raise SystemExit('GCLOUD_APP_CREDENTIALS configuration is missing')
 
 # Storage backend (GCS)
 try:
diff --git a/pillar/config.py.example b/pillar/config.py.example
index e37ab90f..77bfa805 100644
--- a/pillar/config.py.example
+++ b/pillar/config.py.example
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ class Development(object):
 
     # Credentials to access project on the Google Cloud where Google Cloud
     # Storage is enabled (Pillar will automatically create and manage buckets)
-    GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS = os.environ.get(
+    GCLOUD_APP_CREDENTIALS = os.environ.get(
         'GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS', '/data/config/google_app.json')
+    GCLOUD_PROJECT = ''
 
     # Fill in only if we plan to sign our urls using a the CDN
     CDN_USE_URL_SIGNING = False