-projectId: process.env.PROJECT_ID,
-storageBucket: process.env.STORAGE_BUCKET,
+const projectId = process.env.PROJECT_ID;
+if (!projectId) throw new Error("PROJECT_ID env var is not defined");
+const storageBucket = process.env.STORAGE_BUCKET;
+if (!storageBucket) throw new Error("STORAGE_BUCKET env var is not defined");
 
+admin.initializeApp({
+  projectId,
+  credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount as admin.ServiceAccount),
+  storageBucket,
+});
+

-functions.logger.info(
-  `[${timestamp}] Incoming Request Details: ${JSON.stringify(
-    logData,
-    null,
-    2
-  )}`
-);
+functions.logger.info("Incoming Request Details", {
+  timestamp,
+  ...logData,
+});