diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index 49ac0b0d00..3dc071c85c 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ kafka:
 
 integrations:
   googleGcs:
-    - clientEmail:
-        $env: GCS_CLIENT_EMAIL
-      privateKey:
-        $env: GCS_PRIVATE_KEY
+    clientEmail:
+      $env: GCS_CLIENT_EMAIL
+    privateKey:
+      $env: GCS_PRIVATE_KEY
 
   github:
     - host: github.com
diff --git a/docs/integrations/google-cloud-storage/gcs.md b/docs/integrations/google-cloud-storage/gcs.md
index f9cba7a04c..1d46c57b10 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/google-cloud-storage/gcs.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/google-cloud-storage/gcs.md
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ Explicit credentials can be set in the following format:
 ```yaml
 integrations:
   googleGcs:
-    - clientEmail:
-        $env: GCS_CLIENT_EMAIL
-      privateKey:
-        $env: GCS_PRIVATE_KEY
+    clientEmail:
+      $env: GCS_CLIENT_EMAIL
+    privateKey:
+      $env: GCS_PRIVATE_KEY
 ```
 
 Then make sure the environment variables `GCS_CLIENT_EMAIL` and
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GoogleGcsUrlReader.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GoogleGcsUrlReader.test.ts
index c8262767e1..e201361a91 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GoogleGcsUrlReader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GoogleGcsUrlReader.test.ts
@@ -41,26 +41,19 @@ describe('GcsUrlReader', () => {
   it('creates a reader with credentials correctly configured', () => {
     const entries = createReader({
       integrations: {
-        googleGcs: [
-          {
-            privateKey: '--- BEGIN KEY ---- fakekey --- END KEY ---',
-            clientEmail: 'someone@example.com',
-          },
-          {
-            host: 'proxy.storage.cloud.google.com',
-            privateKey: '--- BEGIN KEY ---- fakekey2 --- END KEY ---',
-            clientEmail: 'someone2@example.com',
-          },
-        ],
+        googleGcs: {
+          privateKey: '--- BEGIN KEY ---- fakekey --- END KEY ---',
+          clientEmail: 'someone@example.com',
+        },
       },
     });
-    expect(entries).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(entries).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
   it('creates a reader with default credentials provider', () => {
     const entries = createReader({
       integrations: {
-        googleGcs: [{}],
+        googleGcs: {},
       },
     });
     expect(entries).toHaveLength(1);
@@ -69,7 +62,7 @@ describe('GcsUrlReader', () => {
   describe('predicates', () => {
     const readers = createReader({
       integrations: {
-        googleGcs: [{}],
+        googleGcs: {},
       },
     });
     const predicate = readers[0].predicate;
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GoogleGcsUrlReader.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GoogleGcsUrlReader.ts
index a9100051a6..80b42dd5da 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GoogleGcsUrlReader.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GoogleGcsUrlReader.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
 import getRawBody from 'raw-body';
 import {
   GOOGLE_GCS_HOST,
-  readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfigs,
+  readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig,
 } from '@backstage/integration';
 
 const parseURL = (
@@ -49,28 +49,26 @@ export class GoogleGcsUrlReader implements UrlReader {
     if (!config.has('integrations.googleGcs')) {
       return [];
     }
-    const configs = readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfigs(
-      config.getOptionalConfigArray('integrations.googleGcs') ?? [],
+    const gcsConfig = readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig(
+      config.getConfig('integrations.googleGcs'),
     );
-    return configs.map(integration => {
-      let storage: Storage;
-      if (!integration.clientEmail || !integration.privateKey) {
-        logger.warn(
-          'googleGcs credentials not found in config. Using default credentials provider.',
-        );
-        storage = new Storage();
-      } else {
-        storage = new Storage({
-          credentials: {
-            client_email: integration.clientEmail || undefined,
-            private_key: integration.privateKey || undefined,
-          },
-        });
-      }
-      const reader = new GoogleGcsUrlReader(storage);
-      const predicate = (url: URL) => url.host === GOOGLE_GCS_HOST;
-      return { reader, predicate };
-    });
+    let storage: Storage;
+    if (!gcsConfig.clientEmail || !gcsConfig.privateKey) {
+      logger.warn(
+        'googleGcs credentials not found in config. Using default credentials provider.',
+      );
+      storage = new Storage();
+    } else {
+      storage = new Storage({
+        credentials: {
+          client_email: gcsConfig.clientEmail || undefined,
+          private_key: gcsConfig.privateKey || undefined,
+        },
+      });
+    }
+    const reader = new GoogleGcsUrlReader(storage);
+    const predicate = (url: URL) => url.host === GOOGLE_GCS_HOST;
+    return [{ reader, predicate }];
   };
 
   constructor(private readonly storage: Storage) {}
diff --git a/packages/integration/config.d.ts b/packages/integration/config.d.ts
index 2947ba3889..9f9d588f0b 100644
--- a/packages/integration/config.d.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/config.d.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export interface Config {
     }>;
 
     /** Integration configuration for Google Cloud Storage */
-    googleGcs?: Array<{
+    googleGcs?: {
       /**
        * Service account email used to authenticate requests.
        * @visibility secret
@@ -162,6 +162,6 @@ export interface Config {
        * @visibility secret
        */
       privateKey?: string;
-    }>;
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/config.test.ts b/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/config.test.ts
index d612343b5e..f688df4071 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/config.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { Config, ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import {
   GoogleGcsIntegrationConfig,
   readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig,
-  readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfigs,
 } from './config';
 
 describe('readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig', () => {
@@ -38,25 +37,9 @@ describe('readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig', () => {
       token: 'someone@example.com',
     });
   });
-});
 
-describe('readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfigs', () => {
-  function buildConfig(data: Partial<GoogleGcsIntegrationConfig>[]): Config[] {
-    return data.map(item => new ConfigReader(item));
-  }
-
-  it('reads all values', () => {
-    const output = readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfigs(
-      buildConfig([
-        {
-          privateKey: 'fake-key',
-          clientEmail: 'someone@example.com',
-        },
-      ]),
-    );
-    expect(output).toContainEqual({
-      privateKey: 'fake-key',
-      clientEmail: 'someone@example.com',
-    });
+  it('does not fail when config is not set', () => {
+    const output = readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig(buildConfig({}));
+    expect(output).toEqual({});
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/config.ts b/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/config.ts
index 5f70932638..90a679bb4c 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/config.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/config.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ export type GoogleGcsIntegrationConfig = {
 export function readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig(
   config: Config,
 ): GoogleGcsIntegrationConfig {
+  if (!config) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
   if (!config.has('clientEmail') || !config.has('privateKey')) {
     return {};
   }
@@ -50,14 +54,3 @@ export function readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig(
   const clientEmail = config.getOptionalString('clientEmail');
   return { clientEmail: clientEmail, privateKey: privateKey };
 }
-
-/**
- * Reads a set of Google Cloud Storage integration configs.
- *
- * @param configs All of the integration config objects
- */
-export function readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfigs(
-  configs: Config[],
-): GoogleGcsIntegrationConfig[] {
-  return configs.map(readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig);
-}
diff --git a/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/index.ts b/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/index.ts
index f120256d35..ac85d706b5 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/googleGcs/index.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export {
-  readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig,
-  readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfigs,
-} from './config';
+export { readGoogleGcsIntegrationConfig } from './config';
 export type { GoogleGcsIntegrationConfig } from './config';
 export const GOOGLE_GCS_HOST = 'storage.cloud.google.com';