diff --git a/litellm/exceptions.py b/litellm/exceptions.py
index 9674d48b1..98b519278 100644
--- a/litellm/exceptions.py
+++ b/litellm/exceptions.py
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 
 ## LiteLLM versions of the OpenAI Exception Types
 
-import openai
-import httpx
 from typing import Optional
 
+import httpx
+import openai
+
 
 class AuthenticationError(openai.AuthenticationError):  # type: ignore
     def __init__(
@@ -658,15 +659,8 @@ class APIResponseValidationError(openai.APIResponseValidationError):  # type: ig
 
 
 class OpenAIError(openai.OpenAIError):  # type: ignore
-    def __init__(self, original_exception):
-        self.status_code = original_exception.http_status
-        super().__init__(
-            http_body=original_exception.http_body,
-            http_status=original_exception.http_status,
-            json_body=original_exception.json_body,
-            headers=original_exception.headers,
-            code=original_exception.code,
-        )
+    def __init__(self, original_exception=None):
+        super().__init__()
         self.llm_provider = "openai"
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 0849ba3a2..ce66d0fbb 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -5914,6 +5914,7 @@ def exception_type(
                         )
                 else:
                     # if no status code then it is an APIConnectionError: https://github.com/openai/openai-python#handling-errors
+                    # exception_mapping_worked = True
                     raise APIConnectionError(
                         message=f"APIConnectionError: {exception_provider} - {message}",
                         llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
@@ -7460,6 +7461,9 @@ def exception_type(
         if exception_mapping_worked:
             raise e
         else:
+            for error_type in litellm.LITELLM_EXCEPTION_TYPES:
+                if isinstance(e, error_type):
+                    raise e  # it's already mapped
             raise APIConnectionError(
                 message="{}\n{}".format(original_exception, traceback.format_exc()),
                 llm_provider="",