diff --git a/langchain/embeddings/bedrock.py b/langchain/embeddings/bedrock.py
index 16381b14..56089ed6 100644
--- a/langchain/embeddings/bedrock.py
+++ b/langchain/embeddings/bedrock.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class BedrockEmbeddings(BaseModel, Embeddings):
     def validate_environment(cls, values: Dict) -> Dict:
         """Validate that AWS credentials to and python package exists in environment."""
 
-        if "client" in values:
+        if values["client"] is not None:
             return values
 
         try: