diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WriteToDefaultStream.java b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WriteToDefaultStream.java
index 4a89d6274e..2b86a9194b 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WriteToDefaultStream.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WriteToDefaultStream.java
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.BigQueryWriteSettings;
 import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.Exceptions;
 import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.Exceptions.AppendSerializationError;
+import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.Exceptions.MaximumRequestCallbackWaitTimeExceededException;
 import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.Exceptions.StorageException;
+import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.Exceptions.StreamWriterClosedException;
 import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.JsonStreamWriter;
 import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.TableName;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ private static class DataWriter {
 
     private AtomicInteger recreateCount = new AtomicInteger(0);
 
-    public void initialize(TableName parentTable)
+    private JsonStreamWriter createStreamWriter(String tableName)
         throws DescriptorValidationException, IOException, InterruptedException {
       // Configure in-stream automatic retry settings.
       // Error codes that are immediately retried:
@@ -165,32 +167,35 @@ public void initialize(TableName parentTable)
               .setMaxRetryDelay(Duration.ofMinutes(1))
               .build();
 
-      // Initialize client without settings, internally within stream writer a new client will be
-      // created with full settings.
-      client = BigQueryWriteClient.create();
-
       // Use the JSON stream writer to send records in JSON format. Specify the table name to write
       // to the default stream.
       // For more information about JsonStreamWriter, see:
       // https://googleapis.dev/java/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonStreamWriter.html
-      streamWriter =
-          JsonStreamWriter.newBuilder(parentTable.toString(), client)
-              .setExecutorProvider(
-                  FixedExecutorProvider.create(Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(100)))
-              .setChannelProvider(
-                  BigQueryWriteSettings.defaultGrpcTransportProviderBuilder()
-                      .setKeepAliveTime(org.threeten.bp.Duration.ofMinutes(1))
-                      .setKeepAliveTimeout(org.threeten.bp.Duration.ofMinutes(1))
-                      .setKeepAliveWithoutCalls(true)
-                      .setChannelsPerCpu(2)
-                      .build())
-              .setEnableConnectionPool(true)
-              // If value is missing in json and there is a default value configured on bigquery
-              // column, apply the default value to the missing value field.
-              .setDefaultMissingValueInterpretation(
-                  AppendRowsRequest.MissingValueInterpretation.DEFAULT_VALUE)
-              .setRetrySettings(retrySettings)
-              .build();
+      return JsonStreamWriter.newBuilder(tableName, client)
+          .setExecutorProvider(FixedExecutorProvider.create(Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(100)))
+          .setChannelProvider(
+              BigQueryWriteSettings.defaultGrpcTransportProviderBuilder()
+                  .setKeepAliveTime(org.threeten.bp.Duration.ofMinutes(1))
+                  .setKeepAliveTimeout(org.threeten.bp.Duration.ofMinutes(1))
+                  .setKeepAliveWithoutCalls(true)
+                  .setChannelsPerCpu(2)
+                  .build())
+          .setEnableConnectionPool(true)
+          // If value is missing in json and there is a default value configured on bigquery
+          // column, apply the default value to the missing value field.
+          .setDefaultMissingValueInterpretation(
+              AppendRowsRequest.MissingValueInterpretation.DEFAULT_VALUE)
+          .setRetrySettings(retrySettings)
+          .build();
+    }
+
+    public void initialize(TableName parentTable)
+        throws DescriptorValidationException, IOException, InterruptedException {
+      // Initialize client without settings, internally within stream writer a new client will be
+      // created with full settings.
+      client = BigQueryWriteClient.create();
+
+      streamWriter = createStreamWriter(parentTable.toString());
     }
 
     public void append(AppendContext appendContext)
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ public void append(AppendContext appendContext)
         if (!streamWriter.isUserClosed()
             && streamWriter.isClosed()
             && recreateCount.getAndIncrement() < MAX_RECREATE_COUNT) {
-          streamWriter = JsonStreamWriter.newBuilder(streamWriter.getStreamName(), client).build();
+          streamWriter = createStreamWriter(streamWriter.getStreamName());
           this.error = null;
         }
         // If earlier appends have failed, we need to reset before continuing.
@@ -282,6 +287,30 @@ public void onFailure(Throwable throwable) {
           }
         }
 
+        boolean resendRequest = false;
+        if (throwable instanceof MaximumRequestCallbackWaitTimeExceededException) {
+          resendRequest = true;
+        } else if (throwable instanceof StreamWriterClosedException) {
+          if (!parent.streamWriter.isUserClosed()) {
+            resendRequest = true;
+          }
+        }
+        if (resendRequest) {
+          // Retry this request.
+          try {
+            this.parent.append(new AppendContext(appendContext.data));
+          } catch (DescriptorValidationException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+          } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+          } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+          }
+          // Mark the existing attempt as done since we got a response for it
+          done();
+          return;
+        }
+
         synchronized (this.parent.lock) {
           if (this.parent.error == null) {
             StorageException storageException = Exceptions.toStorageException(throwable);