diff --git a/logging/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt b/logging/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt
index 79932f8353..a5a3777fcb 100644
--- a/logging/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/logging/samples/snippets/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
-pytest==9.0.3; python_version >= "3.10"
+pytest==9.0.3
diff --git a/logging/samples/snippets/snippets.py b/logging/samples/snippets/snippets.py
index f6c16d17e3..71a1e385e5 100644
--- a/logging/samples/snippets/snippets.py
+++ b/logging/samples/snippets/snippets.py
@@ -22,35 +22,39 @@
 """
 
 import argparse
+import time
 
-from google.cloud import logging
+import google.cloud.logging
+
+import logging
 
 
 # [START logging_write_log_entry]
-def write_entry(logger_name):
-    """Writes log entries to the given logger."""
-    logging_client = logging.Client()
+def write_entry():
+    """Demonstrates how to write log entries to Google Cloud using Python's standard logging library."""
+    logging_client = google.cloud.logging.Client()
 
-    # This log can be found in the Cloud Logging console under 'Custom Logs'.
-    logger = logging_client.logger(logger_name)
+    # By default, logs route to projects/[PROJECT_ID]/logs/python
+    # unless overridden by GCP or custom handlers.
+    logging_client.setup_logging(log_level=logging.INFO)
 
     # Make a simple text log
-    logger.log_text("Hello, world!")
+    logging.info("Hello, world!")
 
     # Simple text log with severity.
-    logger.log_text("Goodbye, world!", severity="WARNING")
-
-    # Struct log. The struct can be any JSON-serializable dictionary.
-    logger.log_struct(
-        {
-            "name": "King Arthur",
-            "quest": "Find the Holy Grail",
-            "favorite_color": "Blue",
-        },
-        severity="INFO",
-    )
+    logging.warning("Goodbye, world!")
+
+    # Prepare your structured data as a dictionary.
+    json_log = {
+        "name": "King Arthur",
+        "quest": "Find the Holy Grail",
+        "favorite_color": "Blue",
+    }
+
+    logging.info("This is a JSON log.", extra={"json_fields": json_log})
 
-    print("Wrote logs to {}.".format(logger.name))
+    # wait for threads to finish working on the background.
+    time.sleep(5)
 
 
 # [END logging_write_log_entry]
@@ -105,6 +109,6 @@ def delete_logger(logger_name):
     if args.command == "list":
         list_entries(args.logger_name)
     elif args.command == "write":
-        write_entry(args.logger_name)
+        write_entry()
     elif args.command == "delete":
         delete_logger(args.logger_name)
diff --git a/logging/samples/snippets/snippets_test.py b/logging/samples/snippets/snippets_test.py
index 5cddc92d31..616ce424d4 100644
--- a/logging/samples/snippets/snippets_test.py
+++ b/logging/samples/snippets/snippets_test.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import os
 import uuid
 
 import backoff
@@ -21,9 +22,10 @@
 
 import snippets
 
-
 TEST_LOGGER_NAME = "example_log_{}".format(uuid.uuid4().hex)
 TEST_TEXT = "Hello, world."
+GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT = os.getenv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT")
+DEFAULT_LOGGER = f"projects/{GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT}/logs/python"
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -47,13 +49,24 @@ def eventually_consistent_test():
 
 def test_write(capsys):
 
-    snippets.write_entry(TEST_LOGGER_NAME)
+    snippets.write_entry()
 
     @backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, AssertionError, max_time=120)
     def eventually_consistent_test():
-        snippets.list_entries(TEST_LOGGER_NAME)
-        out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
-        assert TEST_TEXT in out
+        # retrieve logs
+        client = logging.Client()
+
+        log_filter = DEFAULT_LOGGER
+
+        entries = client.list_entries(
+            filter_=log_filter, order_by=logging.DESCENDING, max_results=3
+        )
+
+        retrieved_entries = list(entries)
+
+        assert retrieved_entries[0].payload["message"] == "This is a JSON log."
+        assert retrieved_entries[1].payload == "Goodbye, world!"
+        assert retrieved_entries[2].payload == "Hello, world!"
 
     eventually_consistent_test()