diff --git a/pipes/WDL/tasks/tasks_terra.wdl b/pipes/WDL/tasks/tasks_terra.wdl
index 275b27d4f..a72505498 100644
--- a/pipes/WDL/tasks/tasks_terra.wdl
+++ b/pipes/WDL/tasks/tasks_terra.wdl
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ task check_terra_env {
     touch google_project_id.txt
 
     # create Terra-related output files
+    touch user_email.txt
     touch workspace_name.txt
     touch workspace_namespace.txt
     touch workspace_bucket_path.txt
@@ -61,6 +62,20 @@ task check_terra_env {
     # write system environment variables to output file
     env | tee -a env_info.log
 
+    # check if running on GCP
+    if curl -s metadata.google.internal -i | grep -E 'Metadata-Flavor:\s+Google'; then 
+      echo "Cloud platform appears to be GCP"; 
+      echo "true" > RUNNING_ON_GCP
+
+      GCLOUD_OAUTH_BEARER_TOKEN="$(gcloud auth print-access-token)"
+
+      # write gcloud env info to output files
+      gcloud info | tee -a gcloud_config_info.log
+    else 
+      echo "NOT running on GCP";
+      echo "false" > RUNNING_ON_GCP
+    fi
+
     GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID="$(gcloud config list --format='value(core.project)')"
     echo "$GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID" > google_project_id.txt
 
@@ -70,23 +85,19 @@ task check_terra_env {
       # (shell-portable regex conditional)
       echo "Job appears to be running on Terra (GCP project ID: ${GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID})"
       echo "true" > RUNNING_ON_TERRA
+
+      # get user e-mail for Terra account via firecloud API
+      curl -s -X 'GET' \
+        'https://api.firecloud.org/me?userDetailsOnly=true' \
+        -H 'accept: application/json' \
+        -H "Authorization: Bearer $GCLOUD_OAUTH_BEARER_TOKEN" > user_info.json
+
+        USER_EMAIL="$(jq -cr '.userEmail' user_info.json | tee user_email.txt)"
     else
       echo "NOT running on Terra"
       echo "false" > RUNNING_ON_TERRA
     fi
 
-    # check if running on GCP
-    if curl -s metadata.google.internal -i | grep -E 'Metadata-Flavor:\s+Google'; then 
-      echo "Cloud platform appears to be GCP"; 
-      echo "true" > RUNNING_ON_GCP
-
-      # write gcloud env info to output files
-      gcloud info | tee -a gcloud_config_info.log
-    else 
-      echo "NOT running on GCP";
-      echo "false" > RUNNING_ON_GCP
-    fi
-
     if grep --quiet "true" RUNNING_ON_GCP && grep --quiet "true" RUNNING_ON_TERRA; then
       echo "Running on Terra+GCP"
 
@@ -112,8 +123,6 @@ task check_terra_env {
       #GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID="$(sed -n -E 's!.*(terra-[0-9a-f]+).*# project to use if requester pays$!\1!p' /cromwell_root/gcs_localization.sh | sort -u)"
       # =======================================
 
-      GCLOUD_OAUTH_BEARER_TOKEN="$(gcloud auth print-access-token)"
-
       # === request workspace name AND namespace from API, based on bucket path / ID ===
       curl -s -X 'GET' \
         "https://api.firecloud.org/api/workspaces/id/${WORKSPACE_ID}?fields=workspace.name%2Cworkspace.namespace%2Cworkspace.googleProject" \
@@ -201,6 +210,8 @@ task check_terra_env {
 
     String google_project_id       = read_string("google_project_id.txt")
 
+    String user_email              = read_string("user_email.txt")
+
     String workspace_id            = read_string("workspace_id.txt")
     String workspace_name          = read_string("workspace_name.txt")
     String workspace_namespace     = read_string("workspace_namespace.txt")