diff --git a/compute/client_library/recipes/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py b/compute/client_library/recipes/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py
index 32312133777..1233a8300c9 100644
--- a/compute/client_library/recipes/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py
+++ b/compute/client_library/recipes/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
     ip_address = "34.343.343.34"  # put your IP here
 
     assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm(
-        PROJECT, ZONE, instance_name, external_ipv4=ip_address, external_access=True
+        PROJECT, ZONE, instance_name, ip_address=ip_address
     )
diff --git a/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py b/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py
index 26c179bd239..7e19b28b866 100644
--- a/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py
+++ b/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py
@@ -311,5 +311,5 @@ def assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm(
     ip_address = "34.343.343.34"  # put your IP here
 
     assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm(
-        PROJECT, ZONE, instance_name, external_ipv4=ip_address, external_access=True
+        PROJECT, ZONE, instance_name, ip_address=ip_address
     )
diff --git a/compute/client_library/snippets/tests/test_static_ip_entrypoint.py b/compute/client_library/snippets/tests/test_static_ip_entrypoint.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a65de08f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compute/client_library/snippets/tests/test_static_ip_entrypoint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#  Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+
+import ast
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).parents[2]
+SOURCES = (
+    ROOT / "recipes/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py",
+    ROOT / "snippets/instances/ip_address/assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm.py",
+)
+
+
+def _entrypoint_call(source: Path) -> ast.Call:
+    tree = ast.parse(source.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if (
+            isinstance(node, ast.Call)
+            and isinstance(node.func, ast.Name)
+            and node.func.id == "assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm"
+        ):
+            return node
+    raise AssertionError(f"entry point was not found in {source}")
+
+
+def test_static_ip_entrypoints_pass_ip_address() -> None:
+    for source in SOURCES:
+        calls = []
+
+        def assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm(
+            project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str, ip_address: str
+        ) -> None:
+            calls.append((project_id, zone, instance_name, ip_address))
+
+        namespace = {
+            "PROJECT": "project",
+            "ZONE": "us-central1-a",
+            "instance_name": "instance",
+            "ip_address": "203.0.113.10",
+            "assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm": assign_static_external_ip_to_new_vm,
+        }
+        expression = ast.Expression(body=_entrypoint_call(source))
+        ast.fix_missing_locations(expression)
+        exec(compile(expression, str(source), "eval"), namespace)
+
+        assert calls == [("project", "us-central1-a", "instance", "203.0.113.10")]