diff --git a/language/automl/automl_natural_language_model.py b/language/automl/automl_natural_language_model.py
index 509ff635163a..5204ed39804c 100755
--- a/language/automl/automl_natural_language_model.py
+++ b/language/automl/automl_natural_language_model.py
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ def get_operation_status(operation_full_id):
     client = automl.AutoMlClient()
 
     # Get the latest state of a long-running operation.
-    response = client._operations_client.get_operation(operation_full_id)
+    response = client.transport._operations_client.get_operation(
+        operation_full_id
+    )
 
     print("Operation status: {}".format(response))
 
diff --git a/language/automl/requirements.txt b/language/automl/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d1bff72ae9ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/language/automl/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+google-cloud-automl==0.1.0
diff --git a/translate/automl/automl_translation_model.py b/translate/automl/automl_translation_model.py
index 1bf550ed74c9..369513116347 100755
--- a/translate/automl/automl_translation_model.py
+++ b/translate/automl/automl_translation_model.py
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ def get_operation_status(operation_full_id):
     client = automl.AutoMlClient()
 
     # Get the latest state of a long-running operation.
-    response = client._operations_client.get_operation(operation_full_id)
+    response = client.transport._operations_client.get_operation(
+        operation_full_id
+    )
 
     print("Operation status: {}".format(response))
 
diff --git a/translate/automl/requirements.txt b/translate/automl/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d1bff72ae9ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translate/automl/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+google-cloud-automl==0.1.0
diff --git a/vision/automl/automl_vision_model.py b/vision/automl/automl_vision_model.py
index 54caae476ba5..0e4c100e94cd 100755
--- a/vision/automl/automl_vision_model.py
+++ b/vision/automl/automl_vision_model.py
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ def get_operation_status(operation_full_id):
     client = automl.AutoMlClient()
 
     # Get the latest state of a long-running operation.
-    response = client._operations_client.get_operation(operation_full_id)
+    response = client.transport._operations_client.get_operation(
+        operation_full_id
+    )
 
     print("Operation status: {}".format(response))
 
diff --git a/vision/automl/requirements.txt b/vision/automl/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d1bff72ae9ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vision/automl/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+google-cloud-automl==0.1.0