diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index df66b802..bd2976cc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ script:
 - cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/IBM/ibmcloud-storage-volume-lib
 - source secret.txt
 - sed -i "s/"It\(\"VPC"/"PIt\(\"VPC"/g" $GOPATH/src/github.com/IBM/ibmcloud-storage-volume-lib/e2e/vpc/vpc_create_six_volumes_attach_detach_delete_volumes.go
+- sed -i "s/"It\(\"VPC"/"PIt\(\"VPC"/g" $GOPATH/src/github.com/IBM/ibmcloud-storage-volume-lib/e2e/vpc/vpc_create_volume_attach_detach_volume.go
 - sed -i "s/RIAAS_ENDPOINT_URL/"$RIAAS_ENDPOINT_URL"/g" $GOPATH/src/github.com/IBM/ibmcloud-storage-volume-lib/e2e/config/vpc-config.toml
 - sed -i "s/RESOURCE_GROUP/"$RESOURCE_GROUP"/g" $GOPATH/src/github.com/IBM/ibmcloud-storage-volume-lib/e2e/config/vpc-config.toml
 - sed -i "s/IAM_API_KEY/"$IAM_API_KEY"/g" $GOPATH/src/github.com/IBM/ibmcloud-storage-volume-lib/e2e/config/vpc-config.toml
diff --git a/provider/utils/init_provider.go b/provider/utils/init_provider.go
index fd6b47cc..e3a29798 100644
--- a/provider/utils/init_provider.go
+++ b/provider/utils/init_provider.go
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ func GenerateContextCredentials(conf *config.Config, providerID string, contextC
 	slUser := conf.Softlayer.SoftlayerUsername
 	slAPIKey := conf.Softlayer.SoftlayerAPIKey
 	iamAPIKey := conf.Bluemix.IamAPIKey
-	vpcIamAPIKey := conf.VPC.APIKey
 
 	// Select appropriate authentication strategy
 	isSLProvider := providerID == conf.Softlayer.SoftlayerBlockProviderName || providerID == conf.Softlayer.SoftlayerFileProviderName
@@ -150,13 +149,13 @@ func GenerateContextCredentials(conf *config.Config, providerID string, contextC
 	case isSLProvider && !isEmptyStringValue(&slUser) && !isEmptyStringValue(&slAPIKey):
 		return contextCredentialsFactory.ForIaaSAPIKey(util.SafeStringValue(&AccountID), slUser, slAPIKey, ctxLogger)
 
-	case (providerID == conf.VPC.VPCBlockProviderName):
-		return contextCredentialsFactory.ForIAMAccessToken(vpcIamAPIKey, ctxLogger)
+	case (conf.VPC != nil && providerID == conf.VPC.VPCBlockProviderName):
+		return contextCredentialsFactory.ForIAMAccessToken(conf.VPC.APIKey, ctxLogger)
 
 	case isSLProvider && !isEmptyStringValue(&iamAPIKey):
 		return contextCredentialsFactory.ForIAMAPIKey(AccountID, iamAPIKey, ctxLogger)
 
-	case (providerID == conf.IKS.IKSBlockProviderName):
+	case (conf.IKS != nil && providerID == conf.IKS.IKSBlockProviderName):
 		return provider.ContextCredentials{}, nil // Get credentials  in OpenSession method
 
 	default: