diff --git a/images/bootstrap/runner.sh b/images/bootstrap/runner.sh
index ec8b2e41d0..91abcd644a 100755
--- a/images/bootstrap/runner.sh
+++ b/images/bootstrap/runner.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ set +o errexit
 # add $GOPATH/bin to $PATH
 export PATH="${GOPATH}/bin:${PATH}"
 mkdir -p "${GOPATH}/bin"
+# Add gcloud utilities to $PATH
+source /google-cloud-sdk/path.bash.inc
 # Authenticate gcloud, allow failures
 if [[ -n "${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS:-}" ]]; then
   gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file="${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS}" || true