diff --git a/internal/attestation/snp/BUILD.bazel b/internal/attestation/snp/BUILD.bazel
index 700a3aa86..f62518f25 100644
--- a/internal/attestation/snp/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/attestation/snp/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
     deps = [
         "//internal/attestation",
-        "//internal/constants",
         "@com_github_google_go_sev_guest//abi",
         "@com_github_google_go_sev_guest//kds",
         "@com_github_google_go_sev_guest//proto/sevsnp",
         "@com_github_google_go_sev_guest//verify/trust",
+        "@com_github_google_go_tpm_tools//proto/attest",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/attestation/snp/snp.go b/internal/attestation/snp/snp.go
index 95cba55bf..c341e31fa 100644
--- a/internal/attestation/snp/snp.go
+++ b/internal/attestation/snp/snp.go
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/attestation"
-	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/constants"
 	"github.com/google/go-sev-guest/abi"
 	"github.com/google/go-sev-guest/kds"
 	spb "github.com/google/go-sev-guest/proto/sevsnp"
 	"github.com/google/go-sev-guest/verify/trust"
+	"github.com/google/go-tpm-tools/proto/attest"
 )
 
 // Product returns the SEV product info currently supported by Constellation's SNP attestation.
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type InstanceInfo struct {
 	// AttestationReport is the attestation report from the vTPM (NVRAM) of the CVM.
 	AttestationReport []byte
 	Azure             *AzureInstanceInfo
+	GCP               *attest.GCEInstanceInfo
 }
 
 // AzureInstanceInfo contains Azure specific information related to SNP attestation.
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func (a *InstanceInfo) addReportSigner(att *spb.Attestation, report *spb.Report,
 
 // AttestationWithCerts returns a formatted version of the attestation report and its certificates from the instanceInfo.
 // Certificates are retrieved in the following precedence:
-// 1. ASK or ARK from issuer. On Azure: THIM. One AWS: not prefilled.
+// 1. ASK from issuer. On Azure: THIM. One AWS: not prefilled. (Go to option 2) On GCP: prefilled.
 // 2. ASK or ARK from fallbackCerts.
 // 3. ASK or ARK from AMD KDS.
 func (a *InstanceInfo) AttestationWithCerts(getter trust.HTTPSGetter,
@@ -120,30 +121,28 @@ func (a *InstanceInfo) AttestationWithCerts(getter trust.HTTPSGetter,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("adding report signer: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// If the certificate chain from THIM is present, parse it and format it.
-	ask, ark, err := a.ParseCertChain()
+	// If a certificate chain was pre-fetched by the Issuer, parse it and format it.
+	// Make sure to only use the ask, since using an ark from the Issuer would invalidate security guarantees.
+	ask, _, err := a.ParseCertChain()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing certificate chain: %v", err))
 	}
 	if ask != nil {
-		logger.Info("Using ASK certificate from Azure THIM")
+		logger.Info("Using ASK certificate from pre-fetched certificate chain")
 		att.CertificateChain.AskCert = ask.Raw
 	}
-	if ark != nil {
-		logger.Info("Using ARK certificate from Azure THIM")
-		att.CertificateChain.ArkCert = ark.Raw
-	}
 
 	// If a cached ASK or an ARK from the Constellation config is present, use it.
 	if att.CertificateChain.AskCert == nil && fallbackCerts.ask != nil {
 		logger.Info("Using cached ASK certificate")
 		att.CertificateChain.AskCert = fallbackCerts.ask.Raw
 	}
-	if att.CertificateChain.ArkCert == nil && fallbackCerts.ark != nil {
-		logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Using ARK certificate from %s", constants.ConfigFilename))
+	if fallbackCerts.ark != nil {
+		logger.Info("Using cached ARK certificate")
 		att.CertificateChain.ArkCert = fallbackCerts.ark.Raw
 	}
-	// Otherwise, retrieve it from AMD KDS.
+
+	// Otherwise, retrieve missing certificates from AMD KDS.
 	if att.CertificateChain.AskCert == nil || att.CertificateChain.ArkCert == nil {
 		logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Certificate chain not fully present (ARK present: %t, ASK present: %t), falling back to retrieving it from AMD KDS",
diff --git a/internal/attestation/snp/snp_test.go b/internal/attestation/snp/snp_test.go
index 0179ac05b..2eaf3e52a 100644
--- a/internal/attestation/snp/snp_test.go
+++ b/internal/attestation/snp/snp_test.go
@@ -149,12 +149,24 @@ func TestAttestationWithCerts(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr       bool
 	}{
 		"success": {
+			report:        defaultReport,
+			idkeydigest:   "57e229e0ffe5fa92d0faddff6cae0e61c926fc9ef9afd20a8b8cfcf7129db9338cbe5bf3f6987733a2bf65d06dc38fc1",
+			reportSigner:  testdata.AzureThimVCEK,
+			certChain:     testdata.CertChain,
+			fallbackCerts: CertificateChain{ark: testdataArk},
+			expectedArk:   testdataArk,
+			expectedAsk:   testdataAsk,
+			getter:        newStubHTTPSGetter(&urlResponseMatcher{}, nil),
+		},
+		"ark only in pre-fetched cert-chain": {
 			report:       defaultReport,
 			idkeydigest:  "57e229e0ffe5fa92d0faddff6cae0e61c926fc9ef9afd20a8b8cfcf7129db9338cbe5bf3f6987733a2bf65d06dc38fc1",
 			reportSigner: testdata.AzureThimVCEK,
 			certChain:    testdata.CertChain,
 			expectedArk:  testdataArk,
 			expectedAsk:  testdataAsk,
+			getter:       newStubHTTPSGetter(nil, assert.AnError),
+			wantErr:      true,
 		},
 		"vlek success": {
 			report:       vlekReport,
@@ -173,9 +185,10 @@ func TestAttestationWithCerts(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 		},
 		"retrieve vcek": {
-			report:      defaultReport,
-			idkeydigest: "57e229e0ffe5fa92d0faddff6cae0e61c926fc9ef9afd20a8b8cfcf7129db9338cbe5bf3f6987733a2bf65d06dc38fc1",
-			certChain:   testdata.CertChain,
+			report:        defaultReport,
+			idkeydigest:   "57e229e0ffe5fa92d0faddff6cae0e61c926fc9ef9afd20a8b8cfcf7129db9338cbe5bf3f6987733a2bf65d06dc38fc1",
+			certChain:     testdata.CertChain,
+			fallbackCerts: CertificateChain{ark: testdataArk},
 			getter: newStubHTTPSGetter(
 				&urlResponseMatcher{
 					vcekResponse:    testdata.AmdKdsVCEK,
@@ -205,25 +218,9 @@ func TestAttestationWithCerts(t *testing.T) {
 			idkeydigest:   "57e229e0ffe5fa92d0faddff6cae0e61c926fc9ef9afd20a8b8cfcf7129db9338cbe5bf3f6987733a2bf65d06dc38fc1",
 			reportSigner:  testdata.AzureThimVCEK,
 			fallbackCerts: NewCertificateChain(exampleCert, exampleCert),
-			getter: newStubHTTPSGetter(
-				&urlResponseMatcher{},
-				nil,
-			),
-			expectedArk: exampleCert,
-			expectedAsk: exampleCert,
-		},
-		"use certchain with fallback certs": {
-			report:        defaultReport,
-			idkeydigest:   "57e229e0ffe5fa92d0faddff6cae0e61c926fc9ef9afd20a8b8cfcf7129db9338cbe5bf3f6987733a2bf65d06dc38fc1",
-			certChain:     testdata.CertChain,
-			reportSigner:  testdata.AzureThimVCEK,
-			fallbackCerts: NewCertificateChain(&x509.Certificate{}, &x509.Certificate{}),
-			getter: newStubHTTPSGetter(
-				&urlResponseMatcher{},
-				nil,
-			),
-			expectedArk: testdataArk,
-			expectedAsk: testdataAsk,
+			getter:        newStubHTTPSGetter(&urlResponseMatcher{}, nil),
+			expectedArk:   exampleCert,
+			expectedAsk:   exampleCert,
 		},
 		"retrieve vcek and certchain": {
 			report:      defaultReport,
@@ -242,10 +239,12 @@ func TestAttestationWithCerts(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"report too short": {
 			report:  defaultReport[:len(defaultReport)-100],
+			getter:  newStubHTTPSGetter(nil, assert.AnError),
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
 		"corrupted report": {
 			report:  defaultReport[10 : len(defaultReport)-10],
+			getter:  newStubHTTPSGetter(nil, assert.AnError),
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
 		"certificate fetch error": {