diff --git a/langchain/embeddings/bedrock.py b/langchain/embeddings/bedrock.py
index e884b139..16381b14 100644
--- a/langchain/embeddings/bedrock.py
+++ b/langchain/embeddings/bedrock.py
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ class BedrockEmbeddings(BaseModel, Embeddings):
     @root_validator()
     def validate_environment(cls, values: Dict) -> Dict:
         """Validate that AWS credentials to and python package exists in environment."""
+
+        if "client" in values:
+            return values
+
         try:
             import boto3
 
diff --git a/langchain/llms/bedrock.py b/langchain/llms/bedrock.py
index a59a81d2..a985b2b0 100644
--- a/langchain/llms/bedrock.py
+++ b/langchain/llms/bedrock.py
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ class Bedrock(LLM):
     @root_validator()
     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 "client" in values:
+            return values
+
         try:
             import boto3