diff --git a/sdk/formrecognizer/azure-ai-formrecognizer/tests/test_samples.py b/sdk/formrecognizer/azure-ai-formrecognizer/tests/test_samples.py
index 7e30f070c346..2c282f1976cd 100644
--- a/sdk/formrecognizer/azure-ai-formrecognizer/tests/test_samples.py
+++ b/sdk/formrecognizer/azure-ai-formrecognizer/tests/test_samples.py
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 from azure.ai.formrecognizer import FormTrainingClient
 from testcase import FormRecognizerTest, GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer
 
-def _setenv(key, val):
-    os.environ[key] = os.getenv(val) or os.getenv(key)
 
 def run(cmd, my_env):
     os.environ['PYTHONUNBUFFERED'] = "1"
@@ -45,21 +43,24 @@ def _test_file(file_name, account, key, root_dir='./samples'):
     my_env = dict(os.environ)
     if sys.version_info < (3, 5):
         my_env = {key: str(val) for key, val in my_env.items()}
-    code, _, err = run([sys.executable, root_dir + '/' + file_name], my_env=my_env)
-    assert code == 0
-    assert err is None
+    code, out, err = run([sys.executable, root_dir + '/' + file_name], my_env=my_env)
+    try:
+        assert code == 0
+        assert err is None
+    except AssertionError as e:
+        e.args += (out, )
+        raise AssertionError(e)
 
 class TestSamples(FormRecognizerTest):
     @pytest.mark.live_test_only
     @GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer()
     def test_sample_authentication(self, resource_group, location, form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key):
-        _setenv('AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_AAD_ENDPOINT', 'AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_AAD_ENDPOINT')
         _test_file('sample_authentication.py', form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key)
 
     @pytest.mark.live_test_only
     @GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer()
     def test_sample_get_bounding_boxes(self, resource_group, location, form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key):
-        _setenv('CONTAINER_SAS_URL', 'AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL')
+        os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL'] = self.get_settings_value("FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL")
         ftc = FormTrainingClient(form_recognizer_account,  AzureKeyCredential(form_recognizer_account_key))
         container_sas_url = os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL']
         poller = ftc.begin_training(container_sas_url, use_training_labels=False)
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ def test_sample_recognize_content(self, resource_group, location, form_recognize
     @pytest.mark.live_test_only
     @GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer()
     def test_sample_recognize_custom_forms(self, resource_group, location, form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key):
-        _setenv('CONTAINER_SAS_URL', 'AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL')
+        os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL'] = self.get_settings_value("FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL")
         ftc = FormTrainingClient(form_recognizer_account,  AzureKeyCredential(form_recognizer_account_key))
         container_sas_url = os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL']
         poller = ftc.begin_training(container_sas_url, use_training_labels=False)
@@ -101,11 +102,11 @@ def test_sample_recognize_receipts(self, resource_group, location, form_recogniz
     @pytest.mark.live_test_only
     @GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer()
     def test_sample_train_model_with_labels(self, resource_group, location, form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key):
-        _setenv('CONTAINER_SAS_URL', 'AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL')
+        os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL'] = self.get_settings_value("FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL")
         _test_file('sample_train_model_with_labels.py', form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key)
 
     @pytest.mark.live_test_only
     @GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer()
     def test_sample_train_model_without_labels(self, resource_group, location, form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key):
-        _setenv('CONTAINER_SAS_URL', 'AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL')
+        os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL'] = self.get_settings_value("FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL")
         _test_file('sample_train_model_without_labels.py', form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key)
diff --git a/sdk/formrecognizer/azure-ai-formrecognizer/tests/test_samples_async.py b/sdk/formrecognizer/azure-ai-formrecognizer/tests/test_samples_async.py
index d1db2ca048b4..88c74dfef491 100644
--- a/sdk/formrecognizer/azure-ai-formrecognizer/tests/test_samples_async.py
+++ b/sdk/formrecognizer/azure-ai-formrecognizer/tests/test_samples_async.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 from azure.ai.formrecognizer.aio import FormTrainingClient
 from testcase import FormRecognizerTest, GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer
 
-def _setenv(key, val):
-    os.environ[key] = os.getenv(val) or os.getenv(key)
-
 def run(cmd, my_env):
     os.environ['PYTHONUNBUFFERED'] = "1"
     proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
@@ -41,9 +38,13 @@ def run(cmd, my_env):
 def _test_file(file_name, account, key, root_dir='./samples/async_samples'):
     os.environ['AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_ENDPOINT'] = account
     os.environ['AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_KEY'] = key
-    code, _, err = run([sys.executable, root_dir + '/' + file_name], my_env=dict(os.environ))
-    assert code == 0
-    assert err is None
+    code, out, err = run([sys.executable, root_dir + '/' + file_name], my_env=dict(os.environ))
+    try:
+        assert code == 0
+        assert err is None
+    except AssertionError as e:
+        e.args += (out, )
+        raise AssertionError(e)
 
 
 class TestSamplesAsync(FormRecognizerTest):
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ def test_sample_authentication_async(self, resource_group, location, form_recogn
     @pytest.mark.live_test_only
     @GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer()
     async def test_sample_get_bounding_boxes_async(self, resource_group, location, form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key):
-        _setenv('CONTAINER_SAS_URL', 'AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL')
+        os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL'] = self.get_settings_value("FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL")
         ftc = FormTrainingClient(form_recognizer_account,  AzureKeyCredential(form_recognizer_account_key))
         container_sas_url = os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL']
         poller = await ftc.begin_training(container_sas_url, use_training_labels=False)
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ def test_sample_recognize_content_async(self, resource_group, location, form_rec
     @pytest.mark.live_test_only
     @GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer()
     async def test_sample_recognize_custom_forms_async(self, resource_group, location, form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key):
-        _setenv('CONTAINER_SAS_URL', 'AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL')
+        os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL'] = self.get_settings_value("FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL")
         ftc = FormTrainingClient(form_recognizer_account,  AzureKeyCredential(form_recognizer_account_key))
         container_sas_url = os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL']
         poller = await ftc.begin_training(container_sas_url, use_training_labels=False)
@@ -98,12 +99,12 @@ def test_sample_recognize_receipts_async(self, resource_group, location, form_re
     @pytest.mark.live_test_only
     @GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer()
     def test_sample_train_model_with_labels_async(self, resource_group, location, form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key):
-        _setenv('CONTAINER_SAS_URL', 'AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL')
+        os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL'] = self.get_settings_value("FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL")
         _test_file('sample_train_model_with_labels_async.py', form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key)
 
     @pytest.mark.live_test_only
     @GlobalFormRecognizerAccountPreparer()
     def test_sample_train_model_without_labels_async(self, resource_group, location, form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key):
-        _setenv('CONTAINER_SAS_URL', 'AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL')
+        os.environ['CONTAINER_SAS_URL'] = self.get_settings_value("FORM_RECOGNIZER_STORAGE_CONTAINER_SAS_URL")
         _test_file('sample_train_model_without_labels_async.py', form_recognizer_account, form_recognizer_account_key)