diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/streaming_handler.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/streaming_handler.py
index 2203cac11d0..83b4985b239 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/streaming_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/streaming_handler.py
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ class CustomStreamWrapper:
                 )
             ## Map to OpenAI Exception
             try:
-                exception_type(
+                raise exception_type(
                     model=self.model,
                     custom_llm_provider=self.custom_llm_provider,
                     original_exception=e,