diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/agent_toolkits/slack/toolkit.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/agent_toolkits/slack/toolkit.py
index fd61311326d70..a8ca7f564192b 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/agent_toolkits/slack/toolkit.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/agent_toolkits/slack/toolkit.py
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@
 from langchain_community.tools.slack.utils import login
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    # This is for linting and IDE typehints
     from slack_sdk import WebClient
+else:
+    try:
+        # We do this so pydantic can resolve the types when instantiating
+        from slack_sdk import WebClient
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
 
 
 class SlackToolkit(BaseToolkit):
diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/slack/base.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/slack/base.py
index 23a3fa6c99f94..38eb8f7d3f3c4 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/slack/base.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/slack/base.py
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@
 from langchain_community.tools.slack.utils import login
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    # This is for linting and IDE typehints
     from slack_sdk import WebClient
+else:
+    try:
+        # We do this so pydantic can resolve the types when instantiating
+        from slack_sdk import WebClient
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
 
 
 class SlackBaseTool(BaseTool):  # type: ignore[override]