diff --git a/awx/main/models/credential/injectors.py b/awx/main/models/credential/injectors.py
index 6bb4c7936f..ac2ac71192 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/credential/injectors.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/credential/injectors.py
@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@ def gce(cred, env, private_data_dir):
     project = cred.get_input('project', default='')
     username = cred.get_input('username', default='')
 
-    if 'INVENTORY_UPDATE_ID' not in env:
-        env['GCE_EMAIL'] = username
-        env['GCE_PROJECT'] = project
     json_cred = {
         'type': 'service_account',
         'private_key': cred.get_input('ssh_key_data', default=''),
         'client_email': username,
-        'project_id': project,
-        # need token uri for inventory plugins
-        # should this really be hard coded? Good question.
-        'token_uri': 'https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token',
+        'project_id': project
     }
+    if 'INVENTORY_UPDATE_ID' not in env:
+        env['GCE_EMAIL'] = username
+        env['GCE_PROJECT'] = project
+    else:
+        # gcp_compute inventory plugin requires token_uri
+        # although it probably should not, since gce_modules do not
+        json_cred['token_uri'] = 'https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token'
 
     handle, path = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=private_data_dir)
     f = os.fdopen(handle, 'w')
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/plugins/gce/files/GCE_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH b/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/plugins/gce/files/GCE_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH
index 814f5081a7..ed4c40def1 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/plugins/gce/files/GCE_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH
+++ b/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/plugins/gce/files/GCE_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   "private_key": "{{private_key}}",
   "client_email": "fooo",
   "project_id": "fooo",
-  "token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token"
+  "token_uri": "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token"
 }
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diff --git a/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/scripts/gce/files/GCE_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH b/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/scripts/gce/files/GCE_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH
index 814f5081a7..ed4c40def1 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/scripts/gce/files/GCE_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH
+++ b/awx/main/tests/data/inventory/scripts/gce/files/GCE_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   "private_key": "{{private_key}}",
   "client_email": "fooo",
   "project_id": "fooo",
-  "token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token"
+  "token_uri": "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token"
 }
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