diff --git a/metagpt/utils/common.py b/metagpt/utils/common.py
index 3295603b4..3102158c2 100644
--- a/metagpt/utils/common.py
+++ b/metagpt/utils/common.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from typing import Any, List, Tuple, Union
 import aiofiles
 import loguru
 from pydantic_core import to_jsonable_python
-from tenacity import RetryCallState, _utils
+from tenacity import RetryCallState, RetryError, _utils
 
 from metagpt.const import MESSAGE_ROUTE_TO_ALL
 from metagpt.logs import logger
@@ -510,10 +510,11 @@ def role_raise_decorator(func):
                 # remove role newest observed msg to make it observed again
                 self.rc.memory.delete(self.latest_observed_msg)
             # raise again to make it captured outside
-            last_error = e.last_attempt._exception
-            name = any_to_str(last_error)
-            if re.match(r"^openai\.", name) or re.match(r"^httpx\.", name):
-                raise last_error
+            if isinstance(e, RetryError):
+                last_error = e.last_attempt._exception
+                name = any_to_str(last_error)
+                if re.match(r"^openai\.", name) or re.match(r"^httpx\.", name):
+                    raise last_error
 
             raise Exception(format_trackback_info(limit=None))