diff --git a/website/docs/reference/warehouse-profiles/bigquery-profile.md b/website/docs/reference/warehouse-profiles/bigquery-profile.md
index aad7d668ba2..d00434f3e53 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/warehouse-profiles/bigquery-profile.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/warehouse-profiles/bigquery-profile.md
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ To connect to BigQuery using the `oauth` method, follow these steps:
 ```shell
 gcloud auth application-default login \
   --scopes=https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery,\
-https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
+https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly,\
+https://www.googleapis.com/auth/iam.test
 ```
 
 A browser window should open, and you should be promoted to log into your Google account. Once you've done that, dbt will use your oauth'd credentials to connect to BigQuery!