diff --git a/portkey_ai/api_resources/base_client.py b/portkey_ai/api_resources/base_client.py
index a2d373f7..60628ffe 100644
--- a/portkey_ai/api_resources/base_client.py
+++ b/portkey_ai/api_resources/base_client.py
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ async def _request(
         except httpx.HTTPStatusError as err:  # 4xx and 5xx errors
             # If the response is streamed then we need to explicitly read the response
             # to completion before attempting to access the response text.
-            err.response.read()
+            await err.response.aread()
             raise self._make_status_error_from_response(request, err.response) from None
         except httpx.TimeoutException as err:
             raise APITimeoutError(request=request) from err