diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_server_client.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_server_client.py
index acfa7c41..32817d01 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_server_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_server_client.py
@@ -536,13 +536,23 @@ def test_invoke(sync_remote_runnable: RemoteRunnable) -> None:
     assert remote_runnable_run.child_runs[0].name == "add_one_or_passthrough"
 
 
+def test_foo_foo_bar_bar(sync_remote_runnable: RemoteRunnable) -> None:
+    tracer = FakeTracer()
+    assert sync_remote_runnable.batch([1], config={"callbacks": [tracer]}) == [2]
+    assert len(tracer.runs) == 1
+
+
 def test_batch(sync_remote_runnable: RemoteRunnable) -> None:
     """Test sync batch."""
-    assert sync_remote_runnable.batch([]) == []
-    assert sync_remote_runnable.batch([1, 2, 3]) == [2, 3, 4]
-    assert sync_remote_runnable.batch([HumanMessage(content="hello")]) == [
-        HumanMessage(content="hello")
-    ]
+    # assert sync_remote_runnable.batch([]) == []
+    # assert sync_remote_runnable.batch([1, 2, 3]) == [2, 3, 4]
+    # assert sync_remote_runnable.batch([HumanMessage(content="hello")]) == [
+    #     HumanMessage(content="hello")
+    # ]
+
+    tracer = FakeTracer()
+    assert sync_remote_runnable.batch([1, 1], config={"callbacks": [tracer]}) == [2, 3]
+    assert len(tracer.runs) == 1
 
     # Test callbacks
     # Using a single tracer for both inputs
@@ -552,7 +562,7 @@ def test_batch(sync_remote_runnable: RemoteRunnable) -> None:
 
     # Light test to verify that we're picking up information about the server side
     # function being invoked via a callback.
-    assert tracer.runs[0] == {}
+    # assert tracer.runs[0] == {}
     assert tracer.runs[0].child_runs[0].name == "RunnableLambda"
     assert (
         tracer.runs[0].child_runs[0].extra["kwargs"]["name"] == "add_one_or_passthrough"
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/utils/tracer.py b/tests/unit_tests/utils/tracer.py
index a634b9b9..c1a41f78 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/utils/tracer.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/utils/tracer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Dict, List
+from typing import Dict, List, Any, Optional
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from langchain_core.tracers import BaseTracer
@@ -39,6 +39,35 @@ def _copy_run(self, run: Run) -> Run:
             }
         )
 
+    def _create_chain_run(
+            self,
+            serialized: Dict[str, Any],
+            inputs: Dict[str, Any],
+            run_id: UUID,
+            tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+            parent_run_id: Optional[UUID] = None,
+            metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+            run_type: Optional[str] = None,
+            name: Optional[str] = None,
+            **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> Run:
+        if name is None:
+            # can't raise an exception from here, but can get a breakpoint
+            import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
+        return super()._create_chain_run(
+            serialized,
+            inputs,
+            run_id,
+            tags,
+            parent_run_id,
+            metadata,
+            run_type,
+            name,
+            **kwargs,
+
+        )
+
+
     def _persist_run(self, run: Run) -> None:
         """Persist a run."""
         self.runs.append(self._copy_run(run))