diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/bedrock.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/bedrock.py
index a0de3fb81e297..4c5fbdc476d66 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/bedrock.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/llms/bedrock.py
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def validate_environment(cls, values: Dict) -> Dict:
         """Validate that AWS credentials to and python package exists in environment."""
 
         # Skip creating new client if passed in constructor
-        if values["client"] is not None:
+        if values.get("client") is not None:
             return values
 
         try: