diff --git a/storage/json-api/src/main/java/StorageSample.java b/storage/json-api/src/main/java/StorageSample.java
index cc304fc4759..c3d9b3e42ad 100644
--- a/storage/json-api/src/main/java/StorageSample.java
+++ b/storage/json-api/src/main/java/StorageSample.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public class StorageSample {
   private static final JsonFactory JSON_FACTORY = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();
   private static final String TEST_FILENAME = "json-test.txt";
 
+  // [START get_service]
   private static Storage storageService;
 
   /**
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ private static Storage getService() throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException
     }
     return storageService;
   }
+  // [END get_service]
 
   // [START list_bucket]
   /**