diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_timeout.py b/litellm/tests/test_timeout.py
index 1902e1a36..8c92607c0 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_timeout.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_timeout.py
@@ -37,6 +37,28 @@ def test_timeout():
 # test_timeout()
 
 
+def test_bedrock_timeout():
+    # this Will Raise a timeout
+    litellm.set_verbose = True
+    try:
+        response = litellm.completion(
+            model="bedrock/anthropic.claude-instant-v1",
+            timeout=0.01,
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hello, write a 20 pg essay"}],
+        )
+        pytest.fail("Did not raise error `openai.APITimeoutError`")
+    except openai.APITimeoutError as e:
+        print(
+            "Passed: Raised correct exception. Got openai.APITimeoutError\nGood Job", e
+        )
+        print(type(e))
+        pass
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail(
+            f"Did not raise error `openai.APITimeoutError`. Instead raised error type: {type(e)}, Error: {e}"
+        )
+
+
 def test_hanging_request_azure():
     litellm.set_verbose = True
     import asyncio