diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/llms/base.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/llms/base.py
index 8ccaf0deb64..7da494de78b 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/llms/base.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/llms/base.py
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ def create_base_retry_decorator(
             if isinstance(run_manager, AsyncCallbackManagerForLLMRun):
                 coro = run_manager.on_retry(retry_state)
                 try:
-                    asyncio.run(coro)
+                    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+                    if loop.is_running():
+                        loop.create_task(coro)
+                    else:
+                        asyncio.run(coro)
                 except Exception as e:
                     _log_error_once(f"Error in on_retry: {e}")
             else:
diff --git a/libs/langchain/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_openai.py b/libs/langchain/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_openai.py
index 6b584ae154b..ca8911078a4 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_openai.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_openai.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Test OpenAI API wrapper."""
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Generator
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+from typing import Generator
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ from langchain.llms.loading import load_llm
 from langchain.llms.openai import OpenAI, OpenAIChat
 from langchain.schema import LLMResult
 from tests.unit_tests.callbacks.fake_callback_handler import (
-    FakeAsyncCallbackHandler,
     FakeCallbackHandler,
 )
 
@@ -351,63 +349,3 @@ def mock_completion() -> dict:
         ],
         "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 1, "completion_tokens": 2, "total_tokens": 3},
     }
-
-
-@pytest.mark.requires("openai")
-def test_openai_retries(mock_completion: dict) -> None:
-    llm = OpenAI()
-    mock_client = MagicMock()
-    completed = False
-    raised = False
-    import openai
-
-    def raise_once(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        nonlocal completed, raised
-        if not raised:
-            raised = True
-            raise openai.error.APIError
-        completed = True
-        return mock_completion
-
-    mock_client.create = raise_once
-    callback_handler = FakeCallbackHandler()
-    with patch.object(
-        llm,
-        "client",
-        mock_client,
-    ):
-        res = llm.predict("bar", callbacks=[callback_handler])
-        assert res == "Bar Baz"
-    assert completed
-    assert raised
-    assert callback_handler.retries == 1
-
-
-@pytest.mark.requires("openai")
-async def test_openai_async_retries(mock_completion: dict) -> None:
-    llm = OpenAI()
-    mock_client = MagicMock()
-    completed = False
-    raised = False
-    import openai
-
-    def raise_once(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        nonlocal completed, raised
-        if not raised:
-            raised = True
-            raise openai.error.APIError
-        completed = True
-        return mock_completion
-
-    mock_client.create = raise_once
-    callback_handler = FakeAsyncCallbackHandler()
-    with patch.object(
-        llm,
-        "client",
-        mock_client,
-    ):
-        res = llm.apredict("bar", callbacks=[callback_handler])
-        assert res == "Bar Baz"
-    assert completed
-    assert raised
-    assert callback_handler.retries == 1
diff --git a/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/callbacks/fake_callback_handler.py b/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/callbacks/fake_callback_handler.py
index 87b56a9bff2..f4819c6930e 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/callbacks/fake_callback_handler.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/callbacks/fake_callback_handler.py
@@ -290,6 +290,13 @@ class FakeAsyncCallbackHandler(AsyncCallbackHandler, BaseFakeCallbackHandlerMixi
         """Whether to ignore agent callbacks."""
         return self.ignore_agent_
 
+    async def on_retry(
+        self,
+        *args: Any,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> Any:
+        self.on_retry_common()
+
     async def on_llm_start(
         self,
         *args: Any,
diff --git a/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/llms/test_openai.py b/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/llms/test_openai.py
index cc0fc74c1f7..54750a95921 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/llms/test_openai.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/llms/test_openai.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import os
 from typing import Any
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
@@ -5,6 +6,10 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 import pytest
 
 from langchain.llms.openai import OpenAI
+from tests.unit_tests.callbacks.fake_callback_handler import (
+    FakeAsyncCallbackHandler,
+    FakeCallbackHandler,
+)
 
 os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "foo"
 
@@ -45,44 +50,62 @@ def mock_completion() -> dict:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.requires("openai")
-def test_openai_calls(mock_completion: dict) -> None:
+def test_openai_retries(mock_completion: dict) -> None:
     llm = OpenAI()
     mock_client = MagicMock()
     completed = False
+    raised = False
+    import openai
 
     def raise_once(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        nonlocal completed
+        nonlocal completed, raised
+        if not raised:
+            raised = True
+            raise openai.error.APIError
         completed = True
         return mock_completion
 
     mock_client.create = raise_once
+    callback_handler = FakeCallbackHandler()
     with patch.object(
         llm,
         "client",
         mock_client,
     ):
-        res = llm.predict("bar")
+        res = llm.predict("bar", callbacks=[callback_handler])
         assert res == "Bar Baz"
     assert completed
+    assert raised
+    assert callback_handler.retries == 1
 
 
 @pytest.mark.requires("openai")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_openai_async_retries(mock_completion: dict) -> None:
     llm = OpenAI()
     mock_client = MagicMock()
     completed = False
+    raised = False
+    import openai
 
-    def raise_once(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        nonlocal completed
+    async def araise_once(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+        nonlocal completed, raised
+        if not raised:
+            raised = True
+            raise openai.error.APIError
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
         completed = True
         return mock_completion
 
-    mock_client.create = raise_once
+    mock_client.acreate = araise_once
+    callback_handler = FakeAsyncCallbackHandler()
     with patch.object(
         llm,
         "client",
         mock_client,
     ):
-        res = llm.apredict("bar")
+        res = await llm.apredict("bar", callbacks=[callback_handler])
         assert res == "Bar Baz"
     assert completed
+    assert raised
+    assert callback_handler.retries == 1