diff --git a/libs/astradb/langchain_astradb/graph_vectorstores.py b/libs/astradb/langchain_astradb/graph_vectorstores.py
index a50bcd0..69a198c 100644
--- a/libs/astradb/langchain_astradb/graph_vectorstores.py
+++ b/libs/astradb/langchain_astradb/graph_vectorstores.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.astra_env = self.vector_store.astra_env
 
-    def get_metadata_for_insertion(self, doc: Document) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    def _get_metadata_for_insertion(self, doc: Document) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Prepares the links in a document by serializing them to metadata.
 
         Args:
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def get_metadata_for_insertion(self, doc: Document) -> dict[str, Any]:
         ]
         return metadata
 
-    def restore_links(self, doc: Document) -> Document:
+    def _restore_links(self, doc: Document) -> Document:
         """Restores links in a document by deserializing them from metadata.
 
         Args:
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def restore_links(self, doc: Document) -> Document:
         doc.metadata.pop(self.metadata_incoming_links_key)
         return doc
 
-    def get_metadata_filter(
+    def _get_metadata_filter(
         self,
         metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         outgoing_link: Link | None = None,
@@ -446,7 +446,10 @@ def from_documents(
             collection_embedding_api_key=collection_embedding_api_key,
             **kwargs,
         )
-        store.add_documents(documents, ids=ids)
+        if ids is None:
+            store.add_documents(documents)
+        else:
+            store.add_documents(documents, ids=ids)
         return store
 
     @classmethod
@@ -468,5 +471,8 @@ async def afrom_documents(
             setup_mode=SetupMode.ASYNC,
             **kwargs,
         )
-        await store.aadd_documents(documents, ids=ids)
+        if ids is None:
+            await store.aadd_documents(documents)
+        else:
+            await store.aadd_documents(documents, ids=ids)
         return store
diff --git a/libs/astradb/poetry.lock b/libs/astradb/poetry.lock
index 1143d2b..328c3b5 100644
--- a/libs/astradb/poetry.lock
+++ b/libs/astradb/poetry.lock
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ tenacity = ">=8.1.0,!=8.4.0,<10"
 type = "git"
 url = "https://github.com/epinzur/langchain.git"
 reference = "remove_nodes"
-resolved_reference = "fa8d3231253f7be9b16d9df50f679519d53a639e"
+resolved_reference = "137825f55a39e5dd1b33e13451743636c08fcb62"
 subdirectory = "libs/community"
 
 [[package]]