diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts
index 12f5c348cbd..7113002e752 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export class StreamingVideoIntelligenceServiceClient {
       streamingAnnotateVideo: new this._gaxModule.StreamDescriptor(
         this._gaxModule.StreamType.BIDI_STREAMING,
         !!opts.fallback,
-        /* gaxStreamingRetries: */ false
+        !!opts.gaxServerStreamingRetries
       ),
     };