diff --git a/libs/partners/openai/langchain_openai/chat_models/base.py b/libs/partners/openai/langchain_openai/chat_models/base.py
index f11c13ce96d..90b7c9c8fd5 100644
--- a/libs/partners/openai/langchain_openai/chat_models/base.py
+++ b/libs/partners/openai/langchain_openai/chat_models/base.py
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ class ChatOpenAI(BaseChatModel):
             if len(chunk["choices"]) == 0:
                 continue
             choice = chunk["choices"][0]
+            if choice["delta"] is None:
+                continue
             chunk = _convert_delta_to_message_chunk(
                 choice["delta"], default_chunk_class
             )
@@ -557,6 +559,8 @@ class ChatOpenAI(BaseChatModel):
             if len(chunk["choices"]) == 0:
                 continue
             choice = chunk["choices"][0]
+            if choice["delta"] is None:
+                continue
             chunk = _convert_delta_to_message_chunk(
                 choice["delta"], default_chunk_class
             )