diff --git a/litellm/exceptions.py b/litellm/exceptions.py
index 6570a4bc1b..d96992d57f 100644
--- a/litellm/exceptions.py
+++ b/litellm/exceptions.py
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ class BadRequestError(BadRequestError):  # type: ignore
         )  # Call the base class constructor with the parameters it needs
 
 class Timeout(APITimeoutError):  # type: ignore
-    def __init__(self, message, model, llm_provider, request: httpx.Request):
+    def __init__(self, message, model, llm_provider):
         self.status_code = 408
         self.message = message
         self.model = model
         self.llm_provider = llm_provider
+        request = httpx.Request(method="POST", url="https://api.openai.com/v1")
         super().__init__(
             request=request
         )  # Call the base class constructor with the parameters it needs
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_batch_completions.py b/litellm/tests/test_batch_completions.py
index 74f33a67d9..4521f655a4 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_batch_completions.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_batch_completions.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import pytest
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
-from openai import Timeout
+from openai import APITimeoutError as Timeout
 import litellm
 from litellm import batch_completion, batch_completion_models, completion, batch_completion_models_all_responses
 # litellm.set_verbose=True
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def test_batch_completions():
         pass
     except Exception as e:
         pytest.fail(f"An error occurred: {e}")
-# test_batch_completions()
+test_batch_completions()
 
 def test_batch_completions_models():
     try:
diff --git a/litellm/timeout.py b/litellm/timeout.py
index 19947f3f31..e4c14eed59 100644
--- a/litellm/timeout.py
+++ b/litellm/timeout.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from concurrent import futures
 from inspect import iscoroutinefunction
 from functools import wraps
 from threading import Thread
-from openai import Timeout
+from litellm.exceptions import Timeout
 
 
 def timeout(timeout_duration: float = 0.0, exception_to_raise=Timeout):