diff --git a/sdk/documentintelligence/azure-ai-documentintelligence/samples/sample_classify_document.py b/sdk/documentintelligence/azure-ai-documentintelligence/samples/sample_classify_document.py
index 2fafe373726b..d881649bffdd 100644
--- a/sdk/documentintelligence/azure-ai-documentintelligence/samples/sample_classify_document.py
+++ b/sdk/documentintelligence/azure-ai-documentintelligence/samples/sample_classify_document.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def classify_document(classifier_id):
 
     document_intelligence_client = DocumentIntelligenceClient(endpoint=endpoint, credential=AzureKeyCredential(key))
     with open(path_to_sample_documents, "rb") as f:
-        poller = document_intelligence_client.begin_classify_document(classifier_id, body=f)
+        poller = document_intelligence_client.begin_classify_document(classifier_id, split="perPage", body=f)
     result: AnalyzeResult = poller.result()
 
     print("----Classified documents----")