diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/AuthUserFlow.java b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/AuthUserFlow.java
index 9c2adec1f..4d2de24f4 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/AuthUserFlow.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/AuthUserFlow.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public static void authUserFlow(Path credentialsPath, List<String> selectedScope
                   selectedScopes)
               .setDataStoreFactory(new FileDataStoreFactory(DATA_STORE_DIR))
               .setAccessType("offline")
-              .setApprovalPrompt("force")
+              .setApprovalPrompt("auto")
               .build();
 
       // Exchange an authorization code for  refresh token
diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/AuthUserQuery.java b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/AuthUserQuery.java
index 4bbef4f52..7be558659 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/AuthUserQuery.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/AuthUserQuery.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public static void authUserQuery(
                   selectedScopes)
               .setDataStoreFactory(new FileDataStoreFactory(DATA_STORE_DIR))
               .setAccessType("offline")
-              .setApprovalPrompt("force")
+              .setApprovalPrompt("auto")
               .build();
 
       // Exchange an authorization code for  refresh token