diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.kokoro/populate-secrets.sh b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.kokoro/populate-secrets.sh
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+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.kokoro/populate-secrets.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2020 Google LLC.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+function now { date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" | tr -d '\n' ;}
+function msg { println "$*" >&2 ;}
+function println { printf '%s\n' "$(now) $*" ;}
+
+
+# Populates requested secrets set in SECRET_MANAGER_KEYS from service account:
+# kokoro-trampoline@cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources.iam.gserviceaccount.com
+SECRET_LOCATION="${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/secret_manager"
+msg "Creating folder on disk for secrets: ${SECRET_LOCATION}"
+mkdir -p ${SECRET_LOCATION}
+for key in $(echo ${SECRET_MANAGER_KEYS} | sed "s/,/ /g")
+do
+  msg "Retrieving secret ${key}"
+  docker run --entrypoint=gcloud \
+    --volume=${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}:${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR} \
+    gcr.io/google.com/cloudsdktool/cloud-sdk \
+    secrets versions access latest \
+    --project cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources \
+    --secret ${key} > \
+    "${SECRET_LOCATION}/${key}"
+  if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
+    msg "Secret written to ${SECRET_LOCATION}/${key}"
+  else
+    msg "Error retrieving secret ${key}"
+  fi
+done
diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.kokoro/trampoline.sh b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.kokoro/trampoline.sh
index e8c4251f3..f39236e94 100755
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.kokoro/trampoline.sh
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/python_library/.kokoro/trampoline.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@
 
 set -eo pipefail
 
-python3 "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/trampoline_v1.py"  || ret_code=$?
+# Always run the cleanup script, regardless of the success of bouncing into
+# the container.
+function cleanup() {
+    chmod +x ${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/trampoline_cleanup.sh
+    ${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/trampoline_cleanup.sh
+    echo "cleanup";
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
 
-chmod +x ${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/trampoline_cleanup.sh
-${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/trampoline_cleanup.sh || true
-
-exit ${ret_code}
+$(dirname $0)/populate-secrets.sh # Secret Manager secrets.
+python3 "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/trampoline_v1.py"
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