diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/retrievers.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/retrievers.py
index 897efbef867..c42311a4428 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/retrievers.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/retrievers.py
@@ -190,15 +190,40 @@ class BaseRetriever(RunnableSerializable[RetrieverInput, RetrieverOutput], ABC):
 
             retriever.invoke("query")
         """
+        from langchain_core.callbacks.manager import CallbackManager
+
         config = ensure_config(config)
-        return self.get_relevant_documents(
-            input,
-            callbacks=config.get("callbacks"),
-            tags=config.get("tags"),
-            metadata=config.get("metadata"),
-            run_name=config.get("run_name"),
-            **kwargs,
+        callback_manager = CallbackManager.configure(
+            config.get("callbacks"),
+            None,
+            verbose=kwargs.get("verbose", False),
+            inheritable_tags=config.get("tags"),
+            local_tags=self.tags,
+            inheritable_metadata=config.get("metadata"),
+            local_metadata=self.metadata,
         )
+        run_manager = callback_manager.on_retriever_start(
+            dumpd(self),
+            input,
+            name=config.get("run_name"),
+            run_id=kwargs.pop("run_id", None),
+        )
+        try:
+            _kwargs = kwargs if self._expects_other_args else {}
+            if self._new_arg_supported:
+                result = self._get_relevant_documents(
+                    input, run_manager=run_manager, **_kwargs
+                )
+            else:
+                result = self._get_relevant_documents(input, **_kwargs)
+        except Exception as e:
+            run_manager.on_retriever_error(e)
+            raise e
+        else:
+            run_manager.on_retriever_end(
+                result,
+            )
+            return result
 
     async def ainvoke(
         self,
@@ -224,15 +249,40 @@ class BaseRetriever(RunnableSerializable[RetrieverInput, RetrieverOutput], ABC):
 
             await retriever.ainvoke("query")
         """
+        from langchain_core.callbacks.manager import AsyncCallbackManager
+
         config = ensure_config(config)
-        return await self.aget_relevant_documents(
-            input,
-            callbacks=config.get("callbacks"),
-            tags=config.get("tags"),
-            metadata=config.get("metadata"),
-            run_name=config.get("run_name"),
-            **kwargs,
+        callback_manager = AsyncCallbackManager.configure(
+            config.get("callbacks"),
+            None,
+            verbose=kwargs.get("verbose", False),
+            inheritable_tags=config.get("tags"),
+            local_tags=self.tags,
+            inheritable_metadata=config.get("metadata"),
+            local_metadata=self.metadata,
         )
+        run_manager = await callback_manager.on_retriever_start(
+            dumpd(self),
+            input,
+            name=config.get("run_name"),
+            run_id=kwargs.pop("run_id", None),
+        )
+        try:
+            _kwargs = kwargs if self._expects_other_args else {}
+            if self._new_arg_supported:
+                result = await self._aget_relevant_documents(
+                    input, run_manager=run_manager, **_kwargs
+                )
+            else:
+                result = await self._aget_relevant_documents(input, **_kwargs)
+        except Exception as e:
+            await run_manager.on_retriever_error(e)
+            raise e
+        else:
+            await run_manager.on_retriever_end(
+                result,
+            )
+            return result
 
     @abstractmethod
     def _get_relevant_documents(
@@ -293,39 +343,16 @@ class BaseRetriever(RunnableSerializable[RetrieverInput, RetrieverOutput], ABC):
         Returns:
             List of relevant documents
         """
-        from langchain_core.callbacks.manager import CallbackManager
-
-        callback_manager = CallbackManager.configure(
-            callbacks,
-            None,
-            verbose=kwargs.get("verbose", False),
-            inheritable_tags=tags,
-            local_tags=self.tags,
-            inheritable_metadata=metadata,
-            local_metadata=self.metadata,
-        )
-        run_manager = callback_manager.on_retriever_start(
-            dumpd(self),
-            query,
-            name=run_name,
-            run_id=kwargs.pop("run_id", None),
-        )
-        try:
-            _kwargs = kwargs if self._expects_other_args else {}
-            if self._new_arg_supported:
-                result = self._get_relevant_documents(
-                    query, run_manager=run_manager, **_kwargs
-                )
-            else:
-                result = self._get_relevant_documents(query, **_kwargs)
-        except Exception as e:
-            run_manager.on_retriever_error(e)
-            raise e
-        else:
-            run_manager.on_retriever_end(
-                result,
-            )
-            return result
+        config: RunnableConfig = {}
+        if callbacks:
+            config["callbacks"] = callbacks
+        if tags:
+            config["tags"] = tags
+        if metadata:
+            config["metadata"] = metadata
+        if run_name:
+            config["run_name"] = run_name
+        return self.invoke(query, config, **kwargs)
 
     @deprecated(since="0.1.46", alternative="ainvoke", removal="0.3.0")
     async def aget_relevant_documents(
@@ -357,36 +384,13 @@ class BaseRetriever(RunnableSerializable[RetrieverInput, RetrieverOutput], ABC):
         Returns:
             List of relevant documents
         """
-        from langchain_core.callbacks.manager import AsyncCallbackManager
-
-        callback_manager = AsyncCallbackManager.configure(
-            callbacks,
-            None,
-            verbose=kwargs.get("verbose", False),
-            inheritable_tags=tags,
-            local_tags=self.tags,
-            inheritable_metadata=metadata,
-            local_metadata=self.metadata,
-        )
-        run_manager = await callback_manager.on_retriever_start(
-            dumpd(self),
-            query,
-            name=run_name,
-            run_id=kwargs.pop("run_id", None),
-        )
-        try:
-            _kwargs = kwargs if self._expects_other_args else {}
-            if self._new_arg_supported:
-                result = await self._aget_relevant_documents(
-                    query, run_manager=run_manager, **_kwargs
-                )
-            else:
-                result = await self._aget_relevant_documents(query, **_kwargs)
-        except Exception as e:
-            await run_manager.on_retriever_error(e)
-            raise e
-        else:
-            await run_manager.on_retriever_end(
-                result,
-            )
-            return result
+        config: RunnableConfig = {}
+        if callbacks:
+            config["callbacks"] = callbacks
+        if tags:
+            config["tags"] = tags
+        if metadata:
+            config["metadata"] = metadata
+        if run_name:
+            config["run_name"] = run_name
+        return await self.ainvoke(query, config, **kwargs)