diff --git a/logging/write.js b/logging/write.js
index 957172eb3c..13399c1609 100644
--- a/logging/write.js
+++ b/logging/write.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ exports.runExample = function (cb) {
       console.log(err, 'apiResponse:', apiResponse);
       if (err && err.code === 404) {
         err = undefined;
+        apiResponse = {};
       }
       if (!err) {
         console.log('success!');