diff --git a/litellm/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-311.pyc b/litellm/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-311.pyc
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diff --git a/litellm/__pycache__/main.cpython-311.pyc b/litellm/__pycache__/main.cpython-311.pyc
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diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index 08dd1ac09..ee68d00aa 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os, openai, cohere, replicate, sys
 from typing import Any
 from anthropic import Anthropic, HUMAN_PROMPT, AI_PROMPT
 import traceback
+from functools import partial
 import dotenv
 import traceback
 import litellm
@@ -261,8 +262,11 @@ def completion(
 async def acompletion(*args, **kwargs):
   loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
   
-  # Call the synchronous function using run_in_executor()
-  return loop.run_in_executor(None, completion, *args, **kwargs)
+  # Use a partial function to pass your keyword arguments
+  func = partial(completion, *args, **kwargs)
+
+  # Call the synchronous function using run_in_executor
+  return await loop.run_in_executor(None, func)
 
 ### EMBEDDING ENDPOINTS ####################
 @client
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_async_fn.py b/litellm/tests/test_async_fn.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0925c4b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_async_fn.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#### What this tests ####
+#    This tests the the acompletion function
+
+import sys, os
+import pytest
+import traceback
+import asyncio
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../..'))  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+from litellm import acompletion
+
+async def test_get_response():
+    user_message = "Hello, how are you?"
+    messages = [{ "content": user_message,"role": "user"}]
+    try:
+        response = await acompletion(model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=messages)
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"error occurred: {e}")
+    return response
+
+response = asyncio.run(test_get_response())
+print(response)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f3b595ad8..47c8d82db 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
     name='litellm',
-    version='0.1.227',
+    version='0.1.228',
     description='Library to easily interface with LLM API providers',
     author='BerriAI',
     packages=[