diff --git a/py/packages/genkit/tests/genkit/blocks/prompt_test.py b/py/packages/genkit/tests/genkit/blocks/prompt_test.py
index 2d73f48353..6fb58abcda 100644
--- a/py/packages/genkit/tests/genkit/blocks/prompt_test.py
+++ b/py/packages/genkit/tests/genkit/blocks/prompt_test.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ async def test_load_nested_prompt() -> None:
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
         prompt_dir = Path(tmpdir) / 'prompts'
         prompt_dir.mkdir()
-        
+
         # Create subdirectory
         sub_dir = prompt_dir / 'admin'
         sub_dir.mkdir()
@@ -289,12 +289,11 @@ async def test_load_nested_prompt() -> None:
         # Based on logic: name = "admin/dashboard"
         admin_exec = await prompt(ai.registry, 'admin/dashboard')
         response = await admin_exec({'name': 'SuperUser'})
-        
+
         assert 'Welcome Admin' in response.text
         assert 'SuperUser' in response.text
 
 
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_load_and_use_partial() -> None:
     """Test loading and using partials in prompts."""
diff --git a/py/samples/google-genai-hello/README.md b/py/samples/google-genai-hello/README.md
index 3f1e8b1f77..67bcd37b4c 100644
--- a/py/samples/google-genai-hello/README.md
+++ b/py/samples/google-genai-hello/README.md
@@ -18,3 +18,27 @@ export GEMINI_API_KEY='<Your api key>'
 ```bash
 genkit start -- uv run src/google_genai_hello.py
 ```
+
+### Testing GCP telemetry
+
+To test Google Cloud Platform telemetry (tracing and metrics), you need a GCP project and valid credentials.
+
+1.  **Enable APIs**: Go to the [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/) and enable the following APIs for your project:
+    -   [Cloud Monitoring API](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/google/monitoring.googleapis.com)
+    -   [Cloud Trace API](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/google/cloudtrace.googleapis.com)
+
+2.  **Authenticate**: Set up Application Default Credentials (ADC).
+    ```bash
+    gcloud config set project <your-gcp-project-id>
+    gcloud auth application-default login
+    ```
+
+    Choose the "Select All" option to select all requested permissions before
+    proceeding so that the authentication process can complete successfully.
+    Otherwise, you may run into a lot of HTTP 503 service unavailable or
+    `invalid_grant` errors.
+    
+3.  **Run with Telemetry**:
+    ```bash
+    genkit start -- uv run src/google_genai_hello.py --enable-gcp-telemetry
+    ```
diff --git a/py/samples/google-genai-hello/src/google_genai_hello.py b/py/samples/google-genai-hello/src/google_genai_hello.py
index 949e0e52dd..66d77bc31f 100644
--- a/py/samples/google-genai-hello/src/google_genai_hello.py
+++ b/py/samples/google-genai-hello/src/google_genai_hello.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 """
 
-import os
+import argparse
 
 import structlog
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 )
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
-add_gcp_telemetry()
+
 
 ai = Genkit(
     plugins=[
@@ -340,4 +340,13 @@ async def main() -> None:
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Google GenAI Hello Sample')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--enable-gcp-telemetry',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Enable Google Cloud Platform telemetry',
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    if args.enable_gcp_telemetry:
+        add_gcp_telemetry()
     ai.run_main(main())