diff --git a/templates/typescript_gapic/test/gapic_$service_$version.ts.njk b/templates/typescript_gapic/test/gapic_$service_$version.ts.njk
index 9c06fbf46..194b8e5ef 100644
--- a/templates/typescript_gapic/test/gapic_$service_$version.ts.njk
+++ b/templates/typescript_gapic/test/gapic_$service_$version.ts.njk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function generateSampleMessage<T extends object>(instance: T) {
         .toObject(instance as protobuf.Message<T>, {defaults: true});
     return (instance.constructor as typeof protobuf.Message).fromObject(filledObject) as T;
 }
-{%- if (service.simpleMethods.length + service.paging.length > 0) %}
+{%- if (service.simpleMethods.length + service.paging.length + service.longRunning.length > 0) %}
 
 function stubSimpleCall<ResponseType>(response?: ResponseType, error?: Error) {
     return error ? sinon.stub().rejects(error) : sinon.stub().resolves([response]);