diff --git a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Email/README.md b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Email/README.md
index 7f26c6a9074a0..eb9264ea49764 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Email/README.md
+++ b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Email/README.md
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ Alternatively, Email clients can also be authenticated using a valid token crede
 
 ```C# Snippet:Azure_Communication_Email_CreateEmailClientWithToken
 string endpoint = "<endpoint_url>";
-TokenCredential tokenCredential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
-tokenCredential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
+var tokenCredential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
 EmailClient emailClient = new EmailClient(new Uri(endpoint), tokenCredential);
 ```
 ## Examples
diff --git a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Email/tests/EmailClientLiveTestBase.cs b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Email/tests/EmailClientLiveTestBase.cs
index ceb67ac889dd7..cb376d333e279 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Email/tests/EmailClientLiveTestBase.cs
+++ b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Email/tests/EmailClientLiveTestBase.cs
@@ -46,11 +46,10 @@ public EmailClient CreateSmsClientWithToken()
             }
             else
             {
+                tokenCredential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
                 #region Snippet:Azure_Communication_Email_CreateEmailClientWithToken
                 //@@ string endpoint = "<endpoint_url>";
-                //@@ TokenCredential tokenCredential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
-                /*@@*/
-                tokenCredential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
+                //@@ var tokenCredential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
                 //@@ EmailClient emailClient = new EmailClient(new Uri(endpoint), tokenCredential);
                 #endregion Snippet:Azure_Communication_Email_CreateEmailClientWithToken
             }