diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/component.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/component.py
index 17b054e26..d6d6a5af1 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/component.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/component.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Component(CustomComponent):
     async def build_results(self):
         inputs = self.get_trace_as_inputs()
         metadata = self.get_trace_as_metadata()
-        with self._tracing_service.trace_context(
+        async with self._tracing_service.trace_context(
             f"{self.display_name} ({self.vertex.id})", self.trace_type, inputs, metadata
         ):
             _results, _artifacts = await self._build_results()
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py
index acdbd0803..a0a7813cd 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from langflow.helpers.flow import list_flows, load_flow, run_flow
 from langflow.schema import Data
 from langflow.schema.artifact import get_artifact_type
 from langflow.schema.dotdict import dotdict
-from langflow.schema.message import Message
+from langflow.schema.log import LoggableType
 from langflow.schema.schema import OutputLog
 from langflow.services.deps import get_storage_service, get_variable_service, session_scope
 from langflow.services.storage.service import StorageService
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from langflow.services.tracing.service import TracingService
 
 
-LoggableType = Union[str, dict, list, int, float, bool, None, Data, Message]
-
-
 class CustomComponent(BaseComponent):
     """
     Represents a custom component in Langflow.
@@ -491,7 +488,10 @@ class CustomComponent(BaseComponent):
             message (LoggableType | list[LoggableType]): The message to log.
         """
         if name is None:
-            name = self.display_name
+            name = self.display_name if self.display_name else self.__class__.__name__
+        if hasattr(message, "model_dump"):
+            message = message.model_dump()
         log = Log(message=message, type=get_artifact_type(message), name=name)
         self._logs.append(log)
-        self._tracing_service.add_log(trace_name=self.vertex.id, log=log)
+        if self.vertex:
+            self._tracing_service.add_log(trace_name=self.vertex.id, log=log)
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/graph/base.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/graph/base.py
index 47c64edc2..b8fa6936b 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/graph/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/graph/base.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from langflow.services.monitor.utils import log_transaction
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from langflow.graph.schema import ResultData
+    from langflow.services.tracing.service import TracingService
 
 
 class Graph:
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class Graph:
         self.define_vertices_lists()
         self.state_manager = GraphStateManager()
         try:
-            self.tracing_service = get_tracing_service()
+            self.tracing_service: "TracingService" | None = get_tracing_service()
         except Exception as exc:
             logger.error(f"Error getting tracing service: {exc}")
             self.tracing_service = None
@@ -226,7 +227,8 @@ class Graph:
         for vertex in self.vertices:
             self.state_manager.subscribe(run_id, vertex.update_graph_state)
         self._run_id = run_id
-        self.tracing_service.set_run_id(run_id)
+        if self.tracing_service:
+            self.tracing_service.set_run_id(run_id)
 
     def set_run_name(self):
         # Given a flow name, flow_id
@@ -236,7 +238,9 @@ class Graph:
 
         self.set_run_id()
         self.tracing_service.set_run_name(name)
-        self.tracing_service.initialize_tracers()
+
+    async def initialize_run(self):
+        await self.tracing_service.initialize_tracers()
 
     async def end_all_traces(self, outputs: dict[str, Any] | None = None, error: str | None = None):
         if not self.tracing_service:
@@ -926,6 +930,7 @@ class Graph:
         run_id = uuid.uuid4()
         self.set_run_id(run_id)
         self.set_run_name()
+        await self.initialize_run()
         lock = chat_service._cache_locks[self.run_id]
         while to_process:
             current_batch = list(to_process)  # Copy current deque items to a list