diff --git a/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/LeftOuterJoins.cs b/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/LeftOuterJoins.cs
index fb974223e08da..7b7983f1a87c1 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/LeftOuterJoins.cs
+++ b/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/LeftOuterJoins.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ private static void LeftOuterJoinMethodSyntax()
                 {
                     student.student.FirstName,
                     student.student.LastName,
-                    Department = department.Name
+                    Department = department?.Name ?? string.Empty
                 });
 
         foreach (var v in query)
diff --git a/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/Program.cs b/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/Program.cs
index 61845ba964a6b..62e8431ca8b90 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/Program.cs
+++ b/docs/csharp/linq/standard-query-operators/snippets/standard-query-operators/Program.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 
 using StandardQueryOperators;
 
+Console.WriteLine("==========          Left Outer Joins Test   ==========");
+try 
+{
+    LeftOuterJoins.RunAllSnippets();
+}
+catch (Exception ex)
+{
+    Console.WriteLine($"Exception caught: {ex.GetType().Name}: {ex.Message}");
+    Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
+}
+return; // Stop after testing left outer joins
+
 Console.WriteLine("==========          Index snippets          ==========");
 IndexExamples.RunAllSnippets();
 Console.WriteLine("==========          Order Join results      ==========");