diff --git a/firebase-config.js b/firebase-config.js
index 81282ea..2fd5fb6 100644
--- a/firebase-config.js
+++ b/firebase-config.js
@@ -31,13 +31,16 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
       });
       global.set('firebase', _admin)
     }
-    console.log('********************************************************** setting storage....')
-    s = new Storage({
-      //projectId: 'something-2e584',
-      //email: 'firebase-adminsdk-d1xiy@something-2e584.iam.gserviceaccount.com',
-      credentials: this.credentials
-    })
-    global.set('cloud-storage', s)
+    if(this.credentials){
+      //console.log('********************************************************** setting storage.... credentials are')
+      //console.dir(this.credentials)
+      s = new Storage({
+        projectId: this.credentials.project_id,
+        //email: 'firebase-adminsdk-d1xiy@something-2e584.iam.gserviceaccount.com',
+        credentials: this.credentials
+      })
+      global.set('cloud-storage', s)
+    }
 
     //s = new Storage()
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8944fde..7de731e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/storage": "^3.0.2",
+    "@google-cloud/storage": "^3.0.3",
     "@node-red/runtime": "^0.20.6",
     "firebase-admin": "^8.0.0"
   }
diff --git a/storage/storage-write.js b/storage/storage-write.js
index 5ac4fc3..e43fc4b 100644
--- a/storage/storage-write.js
+++ b/storage/storage-write.js
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
       this.storage = c.storage
       this.bucket = config.bucket || c.bucket
       this.path = config.path
+      /*
+      console.log('configuring storage-write to listen for messages. config is')
+      console.dir(config)
+      console.log('storage is')
+      console.dir(this.storage)
+       */
     }
 
-    //console.log('configuring storage-write to listen for messages')
+
     node.on('input', function(msg) {
       if(msg && msg.payload){
         let path = msg.payload.path || msg.path|| this.path