diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 0d23033e7..5dcb68ca3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - "release/*"
+      - "patch/*"
       - "main"
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/langtest/augmentation/base.py b/langtest/augmentation/base.py
index ca6718133..2767df6cb 100644
--- a/langtest/augmentation/base.py
+++ b/langtest/augmentation/base.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 from langtest.utils.custom_types.predictions import NERPrediction, SequenceLabel
 from langtest.utils.custom_types.sample import NERSample
 from langtest.tasks import TaskManager
-from ..utils.lib_manager import try_import_lib
 from ..errors import Errors
 
 
@@ -358,6 +357,9 @@ def __init__(
                         # Extend the existing templates list
 
                         self.__templates.extend(generated_templates[:num_extra_templates])
+            except ModuleNotFoundError:
+                raise ImportError(Errors.E097())
+
             except Exception as e_msg:
                 raise Errors.E095(e=e_msg)
 
@@ -606,19 +608,19 @@ def __generate_templates(
         num_extra_templates: int,
         model_config: Union[OpenAIConfig, AzureOpenAIConfig] = None,
     ) -> List[str]:
-        if try_import_lib("openai"):
-            from langtest.augmentation.utils import (
-                generate_templates_azoi,  # azoi means Azure OpenAI
-                generate_templates_openai,
-            )
+        """This method is used to generate extra templates from a given template."""
+        from langtest.augmentation.utils import (
+            generate_templates_azoi,  # azoi means Azure OpenAI
+            generate_templates_openai,
+        )
 
-            params = model_config.copy() if model_config else {}
+        params = model_config.copy() if model_config else {}
 
-            if model_config and model_config.get("provider") == "openai":
-                return generate_templates_openai(template, num_extra_templates, params)
+        if model_config and model_config.get("provider") == "openai":
+            return generate_templates_openai(template, num_extra_templates, params)
 
-            elif model_config and model_config.get("provider") == "azure":
-                return generate_templates_azoi(template, num_extra_templates, params)
+        elif model_config and model_config.get("provider") == "azure":
+            return generate_templates_azoi(template, num_extra_templates, params)
 
-            else:
-                return generate_templates_openai(template, num_extra_templates)
+        else:
+            return generate_templates_openai(template, num_extra_templates)
diff --git a/langtest/augmentation/utils.py b/langtest/augmentation/utils.py
index a13a8d2e2..ad0051be5 100644
--- a/langtest/augmentation/utils.py
+++ b/langtest/augmentation/utils.py
@@ -19,15 +19,13 @@ class OpenAIConfig(TypedDict):
 class AzureOpenAIConfig(TypedDict):
     """Azure OpenAI Configuration for API Key and Provider."""
 
-    from openai.lib.azure import AzureADTokenProvider
-
     azure_endpoint: str
     api_version: str
     api_key: str
     provider: str
     azure_deployment: Union[str, None] = None
     azure_ad_token: Union[str, None] = (None,)
-    azure_ad_token_provider: Union[AzureADTokenProvider, None] = (None,)
+    azure_ad_token_provider = (None,)
     organization: Union[str, None] = (None,)
 
 
@@ -76,6 +74,7 @@ def generate_templates_azoi(
     template: str, num_extra_templates: int, model_config: AzureOpenAIConfig
 ):
     """Generate new templates based on the provided template using Azure OpenAI API."""
+
     import openai
 
     if "provider" in model_config:
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@ def generate_templates_openai(
     template: str, num_extra_templates: int, model_config: OpenAIConfig = OpenAIConfig()
 ):
     """Generate new templates based on the provided template using OpenAI API."""
+
     import openai
 
     if "provider" in model_config:
diff --git a/langtest/errors.py b/langtest/errors.py
index d3d7d1bba..c4cb90189 100644
--- a/langtest/errors.py
+++ b/langtest/errors.py
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ class Errors(metaclass=ErrorsWithCodes):
     E094 = ("Unsupported category: '{category}'. Supported categories: {supported_category}")
     E095 = ("Failed to make API request: {e}")
     E096 = ("Failed to generate the templates in Augmentation: {msg}")
+    E097 = ("Failed to load openai. Please install it using `pip install openai`")
 
 
 class ColumnNameError(Exception):