diff --git a/examples/instrumentation-quickstart/docker-compose.yaml b/examples/instrumentation-quickstart/docker-compose.yaml
index c4793f78..4cd03603 100644
--- a/examples/instrumentation-quickstart/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/examples/instrumentation-quickstart/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ services:
       - logs:/var/log:ro
     environment:
       - GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT
+      - GOOGLE_CLOUD_QUOTA_PROJECT
   loadgen:
     image: golang:1.21
     command: