diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
index 01c94476431..6786ef62061 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
     ):
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.event_hooks = event_hooks
+        self.ssl_verify = ssl_verify
         self.client = self.create_client(
             timeout=timeout,
             event_hooks=event_hooks,
@@ -649,7 +650,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         except (httpx.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.ConnectError):
             # Retry the request with a new session if there is a connection error
             new_client = self.create_client(
-                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks
+                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks, ssl_verify=self.ssl_verify
             )
             try:
                 return await self.single_connection_post_request(
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         except (httpx.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.ConnectError):
             # Retry the request with a new session if there is a connection error
             new_client = self.create_client(
-                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks
+                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks, ssl_verify=self.ssl_verify
             )
             try:
                 return await self.single_connection_post_request(
@@ -773,7 +774,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         except (httpx.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.ConnectError):
             # Retry the request with a new session if there is a connection error
             new_client = self.create_client(
-                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks
+                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks, ssl_verify=self.ssl_verify
             )
             try:
                 return await self.single_connection_post_request(
@@ -834,7 +835,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         except (httpx.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.ConnectError):
             # Retry the request with a new session if there is a connection error
             new_client = self.create_client(
-                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks
+                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks, ssl_verify=self.ssl_verify
             )
             try:
                 return await self.single_connection_post_request(