diff --git a/content/_code-samples/submit-and-verify/py/submit-and-verify.py b/content/_code-samples/submit-and-verify/py/submit-and-verify.py
index a3fbd6e50a..643adea7ea 100644
--- a/content/_code-samples/submit-and-verify/py/submit-and-verify.py
+++ b/content/_code-samples/submit-and-verify/py/submit-and-verify.py
@@ -24,8 +24,15 @@ tx = AccountSet(
 
 # Sign the transaction locally & submit transaction and verify its validity on the ledger
 my_tx_payment_signed = safe_sign_and_submit_transaction(transaction=tx, wallet=wallet_from_seed, client=client)
+my_tx_payment_signed = my_tx_payment_signed.result
 
-if my_tx_payment_signed.is_successful():
+result = my_tx_payment_signed["engine_result"]
+
+if result == "tesSUCCESS":
     print("Transaction successful!")
+elif result == "tefMAX_LEDGER":
+    print("Transaction failed to achieve consensus")
+elif result == "unknown":
+    print("Transaction status unknown")
 else:
-    print("Transaction failed")
+    print(f"Transaction failed with code {result}")