diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-org-policy/google/cloud/orgpolicy_v2/services/org_policy/client.py b/packages/google-cloud-org-policy/google/cloud/orgpolicy_v2/services/org_policy/client.py
index 34741d4d2b6c..bb0327b58a22 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-org-policy/google/cloud/orgpolicy_v2/services/org_policy/client.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-org-policy/google/cloud/orgpolicy_v2/services/org_policy/client.py
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ def __init__(
                 client_cert_source_for_mtls=client_cert_source_func,
                 quota_project_id=client_options.quota_project_id,
                 client_info=client_info,
+                always_use_jwt_access=(
+                    Transport == type(self).get_transport_class("grpc")
+                    or Transport == type(self).get_transport_class("grpc_asyncio")
+                ),
             )
 
     def list_constraints(
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-org-policy/tests/unit/gapic/orgpolicy_v2/test_org_policy.py b/packages/google-cloud-org-policy/tests/unit/gapic/orgpolicy_v2/test_org_policy.py
index 65446e46094e..c73482dd5ba0 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-org-policy/tests/unit/gapic/orgpolicy_v2/test_org_policy.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-org-policy/tests/unit/gapic/orgpolicy_v2/test_org_policy.py
@@ -114,16 +114,6 @@ def test_org_policy_client_from_service_account_info(client_class):
         assert client.transport._host == "orgpolicy.googleapis.com:443"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("client_class", [OrgPolicyClient, OrgPolicyAsyncClient,])
-def test_org_policy_client_service_account_always_use_jwt(client_class):
-    with mock.patch.object(
-        service_account.Credentials, "with_always_use_jwt_access", create=True
-    ) as use_jwt:
-        creds = service_account.Credentials(None, None, None)
-        client = client_class(credentials=creds)
-        use_jwt.assert_not_called()
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "transport_class,transport_name",
     [
@@ -131,7 +121,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_service_account_always_use_jwt(client_class):
         (transports.OrgPolicyGrpcAsyncIOTransport, "grpc_asyncio"),
     ],
 )
-def test_org_policy_client_service_account_always_use_jwt_true(
+def test_org_policy_client_service_account_always_use_jwt(
     transport_class, transport_name
 ):
     with mock.patch.object(
@@ -141,6 +131,13 @@ def test_org_policy_client_service_account_always_use_jwt_true(
         transport = transport_class(credentials=creds, always_use_jwt_access=True)
         use_jwt.assert_called_once_with(True)
 
+    with mock.patch.object(
+        service_account.Credentials, "with_always_use_jwt_access", create=True
+    ) as use_jwt:
+        creds = service_account.Credentials(None, None, None)
+        transport = transport_class(credentials=creds, always_use_jwt_access=False)
+        use_jwt.assert_not_called()
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client_class", [OrgPolicyClient, OrgPolicyAsyncClient,])
 def test_org_policy_client_from_service_account_file(client_class):
@@ -217,6 +214,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_client_options(
             client_cert_source_for_mtls=None,
             quota_project_id=None,
             client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+            always_use_jwt_access=True,
         )
 
     # Check the case api_endpoint is not provided and GOOGLE_API_USE_MTLS_ENDPOINT is
@@ -233,6 +231,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_client_options(
                 client_cert_source_for_mtls=None,
                 quota_project_id=None,
                 client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+                always_use_jwt_access=True,
             )
 
     # Check the case api_endpoint is not provided and GOOGLE_API_USE_MTLS_ENDPOINT is
@@ -249,6 +248,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_client_options(
                 client_cert_source_for_mtls=None,
                 quota_project_id=None,
                 client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+                always_use_jwt_access=True,
             )
 
     # Check the case api_endpoint is not provided and GOOGLE_API_USE_MTLS_ENDPOINT has
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_client_options(
             client_cert_source_for_mtls=None,
             quota_project_id="octopus",
             client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+            always_use_jwt_access=True,
         )
 
 
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_mtls_env_auto(
                 client_cert_source_for_mtls=expected_client_cert_source,
                 quota_project_id=None,
                 client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+                always_use_jwt_access=True,
             )
 
     # Check the case ADC client cert is provided. Whether client cert is used depends on
@@ -374,6 +376,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_mtls_env_auto(
                         client_cert_source_for_mtls=expected_client_cert_source,
                         quota_project_id=None,
                         client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+                        always_use_jwt_access=True,
                     )
 
     # Check the case client_cert_source and ADC client cert are not provided.
@@ -395,6 +398,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_mtls_env_auto(
                     client_cert_source_for_mtls=None,
                     quota_project_id=None,
                     client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+                    always_use_jwt_access=True,
                 )
 
 
@@ -425,6 +429,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_client_options_scopes(
             client_cert_source_for_mtls=None,
             quota_project_id=None,
             client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+            always_use_jwt_access=True,
         )
 
 
@@ -455,6 +460,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_client_options_credentials_file(
             client_cert_source_for_mtls=None,
             quota_project_id=None,
             client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+            always_use_jwt_access=True,
         )
 
 
@@ -472,6 +478,7 @@ def test_org_policy_client_client_options_from_dict():
             client_cert_source_for_mtls=None,
             quota_project_id=None,
             client_info=transports.base.DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
+            always_use_jwt_access=True,
         )