diff --git a/src/dapla/pandas.py b/src/dapla/pandas.py
index d24eadb..796808b 100644
--- a/src/dapla/pandas.py
+++ b/src/dapla/pandas.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 import typing as t
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@
 from pandas import read_sas
 from pandas import read_xml
 
+from dapla.const import DaplaRegion
+
 from .auth import AuthClient
 from .files import FileClient
 
@@ -74,6 +77,12 @@ def read_pandas(
     if isinstance(gcs_path, str):
         gcs_path = FileClient._ensure_gcs_uri_prefix(gcs_path)
 
+    if (
+        os.getenv("DAPLA_REGION") == DaplaRegion.DAPLA_LAB.value
+    ) and "storage_options" in kwargs:
+        ## If using Dapla Lab, "storage_options" is not necessary because we derive authentication from the environment
+        kwargs.pop("storage_options", None)
+
     if isinstance(gcs_path, list) and file_format != "parquet":
         raise ValueError("Multiple paths are only supported for parquet format")
     match SupportedFileFormat(file_format):
@@ -164,6 +173,12 @@ def write_pandas(
     if isinstance(gcs_path, str):
         gcs_path = FileClient._ensure_gcs_uri_prefix(gcs_path)
 
+    if (
+        os.getenv("DAPLA_REGION") == DaplaRegion.DAPLA_LAB.value
+    ) and "storage_options" in kwargs:
+        ## If using Dapla Lab, "storage_options" is not necessary because we derive authentication from the environment
+        kwargs.pop("storage_options", None)
+
     match SupportedFileFormat(file_format):
         case SupportedFileFormat.PARQUET:
             # Transfom and write pandas dataframe
@@ -209,5 +224,8 @@ def _get_storage_options() -> Optional[dict[str, Optional[Credentials]]]:
     An error will be raised by Pandas if providing this argument with a local path or a file-like buffer.
     See the fsspec and backend storage implementation docs for the set of allowed keys and values
     """
+    if os.getenv("DAPLA_REGION") == DaplaRegion.DAPLA_LAB.value:
+        ## If using Dapla Lab, "storage_options" is not necessary because we derive authentication from the environment
+        return None
     credentials = AuthClient.fetch_google_credentials()
     return {"token": credentials} if credentials is not None else None