diff --git a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/pregel/retry.py b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/pregel/retry.py
index 34374962a..27ff67169 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/pregel/retry.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/pregel/retry.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 import random
 import time
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Sequence
 
 from langgraph.constants import CONFIG_KEY_RESUMING
 from langgraph.errors import GraphInterrupt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def run_with_retry(
             # increment attempts
             attempts += 1
             # check if we should retry
-            if isinstance(retry_policy.retry_on, (list, tuple)):
+            if isinstance(retry_policy.retry_on, Sequence):
                 if not isinstance(exc, tuple(retry_policy.retry_on)):
                     raise
             elif isinstance(retry_policy.retry_on, type) and issubclass(retry_policy.retry_on, Exception):
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async def arun_with_retry(
             # increment attempts
             attempts += 1
             # check if we should retry
-            if isinstance(retry_policy.retry_on, (list, tuple)):
+            if isinstance(retry_policy.retry_on, Sequence):
                 if not isinstance(exc, tuple(retry_policy.retry_on)):
                     raise
             elif isinstance(retry_policy.retry_on, type) and issubclass(retry_policy.retry_on, Exception):