diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py b/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py
index 8bc6d92..4c50feb 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ class GcpSession(object):
             credentials, project_id = google.auth.default()
             return credentials
         elif cred_type == 'serviceaccount':
-            return service_account.Credentials.from_service_account_file(
-                self.module.params['service_account_file'])
+            path = os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(self.module.params['service_account_file']))
+            return service_account.Credentials.from_service_account_file(path)
         elif cred_type == 'machineaccount':
             return google.auth.compute_engine.Credentials(
                 self.module.params['service_account_email'])