diff --git a/src/sagemaker/workflow/lambda_step.py b/src/sagemaker/workflow/lambda_step.py
index 968dd8dc0f..0446a0b46c 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/workflow/lambda_step.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/workflow/lambda_step.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ def _get_function_arn(self):
         Method creates a lambda function and returns it's arn.
         If the lambda is already present, it will build it's arn and return that.
         """
-        account_id = self.lambda_func.session.account_id()
         region = self.lambda_func.session.boto_region_name
         if region.lower() == "cn-north-1" or region.lower() == "cn-northwest-1":
             partition = "aws-cn"
@@ -163,6 +162,7 @@ def _get_function_arn(self):
 
         if self.lambda_func.function_arn is None:
             try:
+                account_id = self.lambda_func.session.account_id()
                 response = self.lambda_func.create()
                 return response["FunctionArn"]
             except ValueError as error:
diff --git a/tests/unit/sagemaker/workflow/test_lambda_step.py b/tests/unit/sagemaker/workflow/test_lambda_step.py
index 4149f210da..0566e39318 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sagemaker/workflow/test_lambda_step.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sagemaker/workflow/test_lambda_step.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from mock import Mock
+from mock import Mock, MagicMock
 
 from sagemaker.workflow.parameters import ParameterInteger, ParameterString
 from sagemaker.workflow.pipeline import Pipeline
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@
 @pytest.fixture()
 def sagemaker_session():
     boto_mock = Mock(name="boto_session", region_name="us-west-2")
-    session_mock = Mock(
+    session_mock = MagicMock(
         name="sagemaker_session",
         boto_session=boto_mock,
         boto_region_name="us-west-2",
         config=None,
         local_mode=False,
+        account_id=Mock(),
     )
     return session_mock
 
@@ -173,3 +174,36 @@ def test_lambda_step_no_inputs_outputs(sagemaker_session):
         "OutputParameters": [],
         "Arguments": {},
     }
+
+
+def test_lambda_step_with_function_arn(sagemaker_session):
+    lambda_step = LambdaStep(
+        name="MyLambdaStep",
+        depends_on=["TestStep"],
+        lambda_func=Lambda(
+            function_arn="arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:sagemaker_test_lambda",
+            session=sagemaker_session,
+        ),
+        inputs={},
+        outputs=[],
+    )
+    lambda_step._get_function_arn()
+    sagemaker_session.account_id.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_lambda_step_without_function_arn(sagemaker_session):
+    lambda_step = LambdaStep(
+        name="MyLambdaStep",
+        depends_on=["TestStep"],
+        lambda_func=Lambda(
+            function_name="name",
+            execution_role_arn="arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:execution_role",
+            zipped_code_dir="",
+            handler="",
+            session=sagemaker_session,
+        ),
+        inputs={},
+        outputs=[],
+    )
+    lambda_step._get_function_arn()
+    sagemaker_session.account_id.assert_called_once()