diff --git a/pkg/providers/gcp/gcp.go b/pkg/providers/gcp/gcp.go
index e9aed1e..0e8f25e 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/gcp/gcp.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/gcp/gcp.go
@@ -761,11 +761,11 @@ func newOrganizationProvider(options schema.OptionBlock, id, JSONData, organizat
 
 	// Get projects under the organization
 	projects := []string{}
-	manager, err := cloudresourcemanager.NewService(context.Background(), creds)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "could not create resource manager")
-	}
 	if len(configuredProjects) > 0 {
+		manager, err := cloudresourcemanager.NewService(context.Background(), creds)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "could not create resource manager")
+		}
 		scope := newProjectScope(configuredProjects)
 		if scope == nil {
 			return nil, errkit.New("no valid project ids provided in configuration")
@@ -775,23 +775,29 @@ func newOrganizationProvider(options schema.OptionBlock, id, JSONData, organizat
 		}
 		projects = scope.listIDs()
 		provider.projectScope = scope
+		if len(projects) == 0 {
+			return nil, errkit.New("no valid project ids available after resolution")
+		}
+		gologger.Info().Msgf("Restricting organization discovery to %d configured project(s)", len(projects))
 	} else {
-		list := manager.Projects.List()
-		err = list.Pages(context.Background(), func(resp *cloudresourcemanager.ListProjectsResponse) error {
-			for _, project := range resp.Projects {
-				projects = append(projects, project.ProjectId)
-			}
-			return nil
-		})
+		manager, err := cloudresourcemanager.NewService(context.Background(), creds)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "could not list projects")
+			gologger.Warning().Msgf("Could not create resource manager to list projects: %s", err)
+		} else {
+			list := manager.Projects.List()
+			err = list.Pages(context.Background(), func(resp *cloudresourcemanager.ListProjectsResponse) error {
+				for _, project := range resp.Projects {
+					projects = append(projects, project.ProjectId)
+				}
+				return nil
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				gologger.Warning().Msgf("Could not list projects under organization: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(projects) == 0 {
+			gologger.Info().Msgf("No projects listed, will use organization-level Asset API discovery for org %s", organizationID)
 		}
-	}
-	if len(projects) == 0 {
-		return nil, errkit.New("no projects available for organization discovery")
-	}
-	if len(configuredProjects) > 0 {
-		gologger.Info().Msgf("Restricting organization discovery to %d configured project(s)", len(projects))
 	}
 	provider.projects = projects
 
diff --git a/pkg/providers/gcp/gcp_test.go b/pkg/providers/gcp/gcp_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..013ac01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/providers/gcp/gcp_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package gcp
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/cloudlist/pkg/schema"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestNewOrganizationProvider_NoProjectsListedFallsBackToOrgLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	// When organization_id is set without project_ids, the provider should be
+	// created successfully regardless of whether Projects.List returns results.
+	// Previously, the code returned "no projects available for organization discovery"
+	// which blocked org-level Asset API discovery for SAs without project-list permission.
+
+	options := schema.OptionBlock{
+		"provider":          "gcp",
+		"organization_id":   "123456789",
+		"extended_metadata": "false",
+	}
+
+	provider, err := newOrganizationProvider(options, "test-id", "", "123456789")
+
+	if err != nil {
+		assert.NotContains(t, err.Error(), "no projects available for organization discovery",
+			"org-level provider should not fail just because Projects.List returns 0 projects")
+		t.Skipf("skipping (no GCP creds): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	require.NotNil(t, provider)
+	assert.Equal(t, "123456789", provider.organizationID)
+	assert.Nil(t, provider.projectScope, "projectScope should be nil for org-level discovery")
+}
+
+func TestNewOrganizationProvider_ConfiguredProjectsStillValidated(t *testing.T) {
+	// When project_ids are explicitly configured, we should still fail if they
+	// resolve to an empty list — this is a real config error.
+	options := schema.OptionBlock{
+		"provider":        "gcp",
+		"organization_id": "123456789",
+		"project_ids":     "",
+	}
+
+	provider, err := newOrganizationProvider(options, "test-id", "", "123456789")
+
+	// With empty project_ids, getProjectIDsFromOptions returns nil, so it
+	// takes the org-level path (no project scope). Should not fail.
+	if err != nil {
+		assert.NotContains(t, err.Error(), "no projects available",
+			"empty project_ids should fall through to org-level discovery")
+		t.Skipf("skipping in CI (no GCP creds): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	require.NotNil(t, provider)
+	assert.Nil(t, provider.projectScope)
+}