diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 913ed2e81b63..9b69631343f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.modules == 'plugin/trino-bigquery' && !contains(matrix.profile, 'cloud-tests-2') && (env.CI_SKIP_SECRETS_PRESENCE_CHECKS != '' || env.BIGQUERY_CREDENTIALS_KEY != '')
         run: |
           $MAVEN test ${MAVEN_TEST} -pl :trino-bigquery -Pcloud-tests-1 \
-            -Dbigquery.credentials-key="${BIGQUERY_CREDENTIALS_KEY}" \
+            -Dtesting.bigquery.credentials-key="${BIGQUERY_CREDENTIALS_KEY}" \
             -Dtesting.gcp-storage-bucket="${GCP_STORAGE_BUCKET}" \
             -Dtesting.bigquery-connection-id="${BIGQUERY_TESTING_BIGLAKE_CONNECTION_ID}"
       - name: Cloud BigQuery Smoke Tests
diff --git a/plugin/trino-bigquery/README.md b/plugin/trino-bigquery/README.md
index 8cae94c1c1ae..2af821cefedd 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-bigquery/README.md
+++ b/plugin/trino-bigquery/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ You can follow the steps below to be able to run the integration tests locally.
 
 * The `TestBigQueryWithDifferentProjectIdConnectorSmokeTest` requires an alternate project ID which is different from the
   project ID attached to the service account but the service account still has access to.
-* Set the VM options `bigquery.credentials-key`, `testing.gcp-storage-bucket`, `testing.alternate-bq-project-id`, and `testing.bigquery-connection-id` in the IntelliJ "Run Configuration"
+* Set the VM options `testing.bigquery.credentials-key`, `testing.gcp-storage-bucket`, `testing.alternate-bq-project-id`, and `testing.bigquery-connection-id` in the IntelliJ "Run Configuration"
   (or on the CLI if using Maven directly). It should look something like
-  `-Dbigquery.credentials-key=base64-text -Dtesting.gcp-storage-bucket=DESTINATION_BUCKET_NAME -Dtesting.alternate-bq-project-id=bigquery-cicd-alternate -Dtesting.bigquery-connection-id=my_project.us.connection-id`.
+  `-Dtesting.bigquery.credentials-key=base64-text -Dtesting.gcp-storage-bucket=DESTINATION_BUCKET_NAME -Dtesting.alternate-bq-project-id=bigquery-cicd-alternate -Dtesting.bigquery-connection-id=my_project.us.connection-id`.
 * Run any test of your choice.
diff --git a/plugin/trino-bigquery/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/bigquery/BigQueryQueryRunner.java b/plugin/trino-bigquery/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/bigquery/BigQueryQueryRunner.java
index 16509ed52eab..691f0868f68c 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-bigquery/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/bigquery/BigQueryQueryRunner.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-bigquery/src/test/java/io/trino/plugin/bigquery/BigQueryQueryRunner.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 public final class BigQueryQueryRunner
 {
-    private static final String BIGQUERY_CREDENTIALS_KEY = requiredNonEmptySystemProperty("bigquery.credentials-key");
+    private static final String BIGQUERY_CREDENTIALS_KEY = requiredNonEmptySystemProperty("testing.bigquery.credentials-key");
     public static final String TPCH_SCHEMA = "tpch";
     public static final String TEST_SCHEMA = "test";
 
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public DistributedQueryRunner build()
 
                 // note: additional copy via ImmutableList so that if fails on nulls
                 Map<String, String> connectorProperties = new HashMap<>(ImmutableMap.copyOf(this.connectorProperties));
+                connectorProperties.putIfAbsent("bigquery.credentials-key", BIGQUERY_CREDENTIALS_KEY);
                 connectorProperties.putIfAbsent("bigquery.views-enabled", "true");
                 connectorProperties.putIfAbsent("bigquery.view-expire-duration", "30m");
                 connectorProperties.putIfAbsent("bigquery.rpc-retries", "10");