diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/UpdateTableExpiration.java b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/UpdateTableExpiration.java
index e66353741..a0a1ebd77 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/UpdateTableExpiration.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquery/UpdateTableExpiration.java
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
     String datasetName = "MY_DATASET_NAME";
     String tableName = "MY_TABLE_NAME";
     // Update table expiration to one day.
-    Long newExpiration = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(1, TimeUnit.DAYS);
+    Long newExpiration =
+        TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(1, TimeUnit.DAYS) + System.currentTimeMillis();
     updateTableExpiration(datasetName, tableName, newExpiration);
   }