diff --git a/litellm/_logging.py b/litellm/_logging.py
index d7e2c9e778..1ae59ffd0b 100644
--- a/litellm/_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/_logging.py
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ class JsonFormatter(Formatter):
         }
 
         if record.exc_info:
-            json_record["stacktrace"] = self.formatException(record.exc_info)
+            try:
+                json_record["stacktrace"] = self.formatException(record.exc_info)
+            except Exception as e:
+                json_record["stacktrace"] = f"Error serializing stacktrace: {str(e)}"
 
         return json.dumps(json_record)
 
diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai_like/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/openai_like/common_utils.py
index 116277b6dd..7cce7b43b2 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai_like/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai_like/common_utils.py
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ import httpx
 
 
 class OpenAILikeError(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, status_code, message):
+    def __init__(self, status_code, message, request: Optional[httpx.Request] = None, response: Optional[httpx.Response] = None):
         self.status_code = status_code
         self.message = message
-        self.request = httpx.Request(method="POST", url="https://www.litellm.ai")
-        self.response = httpx.Response(status_code=status_code, request=self.request)
-        super().__init__(
-            self.message
-        )  # Call the base class constructor with the parameters it needs
+        self.request = request
+        self.response = response
+        super().__init__(message)  # Call the base class constructor with the parameters it needs
 
 
 class OpenAILikeBase: