diff --git a/gcsio/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/hadoop/gcsio/GoogleCloudStorageGrpcWriteChannel.java b/gcsio/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/hadoop/gcsio/GoogleCloudStorageGrpcWriteChannel.java
index 5f99168739..ce2233a5f6 100644
--- a/gcsio/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/hadoop/gcsio/GoogleCloudStorageGrpcWriteChannel.java
+++ b/gcsio/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/hadoop/gcsio/GoogleCloudStorageGrpcWriteChannel.java
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
-/** Implements WritableByteChannel to provide write access to GCS via gRPC. */
+/**
+ * Implements WritableByteChannel to provide write access to GCS via gRPC.
+ */
 public final class GoogleCloudStorageGrpcWriteChannel
     extends BaseAbstractGoogleAsyncWriteChannel<WriteObjectResponse>
     implements GoogleCloudStorageItemInfo.Provider {
@@ -345,7 +347,9 @@ private void recreateStub(Status.Code statusCode) {
       }
     }
 
-    /** Handler for responses from the Insert streaming RPC. */
+    /**
+     * Handler for responses from the Insert streaming RPC.
+     */
     private class InsertChunkResponseObserver
         implements ClientResponseObserver<WriteObjectRequest, WriteObjectResponse> {
 
@@ -422,7 +426,9 @@ public void beforeStart(
       }
     }
 
-    /** Send a StartResumableWriteRequest and return the uploadId of the resumable write. */
+    /**
+     * Send a StartResumableWriteRequest and return the uploadId of the resumable write.
+     */
     private String startResumableUpload() throws IOException {
       WriteObjectSpec.Builder insertObjectSpecBuilder =
           WriteObjectSpec.newBuilder()
@@ -440,16 +446,19 @@ private String startResumableUpload() throws IOException {
         insertObjectSpecBuilder.setIfMetagenerationMatch(writeConditions.getMetaGenerationMatch());
       }
 
-      Builder commonRequestParamsBuilder = CommonRequestParams.newBuilder();
+      Builder commonRequestParamsBuilder = null;
       if (requesterPaysProject != null) {
+        commonRequestParamsBuilder = CommonRequestParams.newBuilder();
         commonRequestParamsBuilder.setUserProject(requesterPaysProject);
       }
 
-      StartResumableWriteRequest request =
-          StartResumableWriteRequest.newBuilder()
-              .setWriteObjectSpec(insertObjectSpecBuilder)
-              .setCommonRequestParams(commonRequestParamsBuilder)
-              .build();
+      StartResumableWriteRequest.Builder startResumableWriteRequestBuilder = StartResumableWriteRequest
+          .newBuilder();
+      startResumableWriteRequestBuilder.setWriteObjectSpec(insertObjectSpecBuilder);
+      if (commonRequestParamsBuilder != null) {
+        startResumableWriteRequestBuilder.setCommonRequestParams(commonRequestParamsBuilder);
+      }
+      StartResumableWriteRequest request = startResumableWriteRequestBuilder.build();
 
       SimpleResponseObserver<StartResumableWriteResponse> responseObserver =
           new SimpleResponseObserver<>();
@@ -522,7 +531,9 @@ private long getCommittedWriteSize(String uploadId) throws IOException {
       return responseObserver.getResponse().getCommittedSize();
     }
 
-    /** Stream observer for single response RPCs. */
+    /**
+     * Stream observer for single response RPCs.
+     */
     private class SimpleResponseObserver<T> implements StreamObserver<T> {
 
       // The response from the server, populated at the end of a successful RPC.
diff --git a/gcsio/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/hadoop/gcsio/GoogleCloudStorageGrpcWriteChannelTest.java b/gcsio/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/hadoop/gcsio/GoogleCloudStorageGrpcWriteChannelTest.java
index 10d656b3f6..830f01eb4a 100644
--- a/gcsio/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/hadoop/gcsio/GoogleCloudStorageGrpcWriteChannelTest.java
+++ b/gcsio/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/hadoop/gcsio/GoogleCloudStorageGrpcWriteChannelTest.java
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public void writeUsesRequesterPaysProjectIfProvided() throws Exception {
     writeChannel.close();
 
     StartResumableWriteRequest.Builder expectedRequestBuilder = START_REQUEST.toBuilder();
-    // expectedRequestBuilder.getWriteObjectSpecBuilder().setUserProject("project-id");
+    expectedRequestBuilder.getCommonRequestParamsBuilder().setUserProject("project-id");
     verify(fakeService, times(1)).startResumableWrite(eq(expectedRequestBuilder.build()), any());
   }