diff --git a/langchain/callbacks/tracers/langchain.py b/langchain/callbacks/tracers/langchain.py
index efbc2d3da7..1e56246d7e 100644
--- a/langchain/callbacks/tracers/langchain.py
+++ b/langchain/callbacks/tracers/langchain.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 from concurrent.futures import Future, ThreadPoolExecutor, wait
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from langsmith import Client
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class LangChainTracer(BaseTracer):
         project_name: Optional[str] = None,
         client: Optional[Client] = None,
         tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        use_threading: bool = True,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the LangChain tracer."""
@@ -66,8 +67,13 @@ class LangChainTracer(BaseTracer):
         self.project_name = project_name or os.getenv(
             "LANGCHAIN_PROJECT", os.getenv("LANGCHAIN_SESSION", "default")
         )
-        # set max_workers to 1 to process tasks in order
-        self.executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1)
+        if use_threading:
+            # set max_workers to 1 to process tasks in order
+            self.executor: Optional[ThreadPoolExecutor] = ThreadPoolExecutor(
+                max_workers=1
+            )
+        else:
+            self.executor = None
         self.client = client or _get_client()
         self._futures: Set[Future] = set()
         self.tags = tags or []
@@ -141,93 +147,74 @@ class LangChainTracer(BaseTracer):
             log_error_once("patch", e)
             raise
 
+    def _submit(self, function: Callable[[Run], None], run: Run) -> None:
+        """Submit a function to the executor."""
+        if self.executor is None:
+            function(run)
+        else:
+            self._futures.add(self.executor.submit(function, run))
+
     def _on_llm_start(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Persist an LLM run."""
         if run.parent_run_id is None:
             run.reference_example_id = self.example_id
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_chat_model_start(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Persist an LLM run."""
         if run.parent_run_id is None:
             run.reference_example_id = self.example_id
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_llm_end(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the LLM Run."""
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_llm_error(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the LLM Run upon error."""
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_chain_start(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the Chain Run upon start."""
         if run.parent_run_id is None:
             run.reference_example_id = self.example_id
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_chain_end(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the Chain Run."""
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_chain_error(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the Chain Run upon error."""
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_tool_start(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the Tool Run upon start."""
         if run.parent_run_id is None:
             run.reference_example_id = self.example_id
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_tool_end(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the Tool Run."""
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_tool_error(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the Tool Run upon error."""
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_retriever_start(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the Retriever Run upon start."""
         if run.parent_run_id is None:
             run.reference_example_id = self.example_id
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._persist_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_retriever_end(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the Retriever Run."""
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def _on_retriever_error(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Process the Retriever Run upon error."""
-        self._futures.add(
-            self.executor.submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
-        )
+        self._submit(self._update_run_single, run.copy(deep=True))
 
     def wait_for_futures(self) -> None:
         """Wait for the given futures to complete."""
diff --git a/langchain/smith/evaluation/runner_utils.py b/langchain/smith/evaluation/runner_utils.py
index 90a4cde540..514b33a25d 100644
--- a/langchain/smith/evaluation/runner_utils.py
+++ b/langchain/smith/evaluation/runner_utils.py
@@ -732,7 +732,11 @@ async def _callbacks_initializer(
     """
     callbacks: List[BaseTracer] = []
     if project_name:
-        callbacks.append(LangChainTracer(project_name=project_name, client=client))
+        callbacks.append(
+            LangChainTracer(
+                project_name=project_name, client=client, use_threading=False
+            )
+        )
     evaluator_project_name = f"{project_name}-evaluators" if project_name else None
     if run_evaluators:
         callback = EvaluatorCallbackHandler(
@@ -1024,7 +1028,9 @@ def _run_on_examples(
     results: Dict[str, Any] = {}
     llm_or_chain_factory = _wrap_in_chain_factory(llm_or_chain_factory)
     project_name = _get_project_name(project_name, llm_or_chain_factory, None)
-    tracer = LangChainTracer(project_name=project_name, client=client)
+    tracer = LangChainTracer(
+        project_name=project_name, client=client, use_threading=False
+    )
     evaluator_project_name = f"{project_name}-evaluators"
     run_evaluators, examples = _setup_evaluation(
         llm_or_chain_factory, examples, evaluation, data_type