diff --git a/tables/automl/automl_tables_set_endpoint.py b/tables/automl/automl_tables_set_endpoint.py
index fd865c9cac4d..d6ab898b4f5d 100644
--- a/tables/automl/automl_tables_set_endpoint.py
+++ b/tables/automl/automl_tables_set_endpoint.py
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ def create_client_with_endpoint(gcp_project_id):
     )
     # [END automl_set_endpoint]
 
+    # do simple test to check client connectivity
+    print(client.list_datasets())
+
     return client
diff --git a/tables/automl/endpoint_test.py b/tables/automl/endpoint_test.py
index e00c24d9d692..b556a4c9827c 100644
--- a/tables/automl/endpoint_test.py
+++ b/tables/automl/endpoint_test.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 
 def test_client_creation(capsys):
-    client = automl_tables_set_endpoint.create_client_with_endpoint(PROJECT)
-    print(client.list_datasets())
+    automl_tables_set_endpoint.create_client_with_endpoint(PROJECT)
     out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
     assert "GRPCIterator" in out