diff --git a/autogpt/llm_utils.py b/autogpt/llm_utils.py
index f2418b65..2e77db10 100644
--- a/autogpt/llm_utils.py
+++ b/autogpt/llm_utils.py
@@ -113,3 +113,35 @@ def create_chat_completion(
         raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to get response after {num_retries} retries")
 
     return response.choices[0].message["content"]
+
+
+def create_embedding_with_ada(text) -> list: 
+    """Create a embedding with text-ada-002 using the OpenAI SDK"""
+    num_retries = 10
+    for attempt in range(num_retries):
+        backoff = 2 ** (attempt + 2)
+        try:
+            if CFG.use_azure:
+                return openai.Embedding.create(input=[text],
+                    engine=CFG.get_azure_deployment_id_for_model("text-embedding-ada-002"),
+                )["data"][0]["embedding"]
+            else:
+                return openai.Embedding.create(input=[text], model="text-embedding-ada-002")[
+                    "data"
+                ][0]["embedding"]
+        except RateLimitError:
+            pass
+        except APIError as e:
+            if e.http_status == 502:
+                pass
+            else:
+                raise
+            if attempt == num_retries - 1:
+                raise
+        if CFG.debug_mode:
+            print(
+                Fore.RED + "Error: ",
+                f"API Bad gateway. Waiting {backoff} seconds..." + Fore.RESET,
+            )
+        time.sleep(backoff)
+
diff --git a/autogpt/memory/local.py b/autogpt/memory/local.py
index a5f6076e..004153c1 100644
--- a/autogpt/memory/local.py
+++ b/autogpt/memory/local.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ from typing import Any, List, Optional, Tuple
 import numpy as np
 import orjson
 
-from autogpt.memory.base import MemoryProviderSingleton, get_ada_embedding
+from autogpt.memory.base import MemoryProviderSingleton
+from autogpt.llm_utils import create_embedding_with_ada
 
 EMBED_DIM = 1536
 SAVE_OPTIONS = orjson.OPT_SERIALIZE_NUMPY | orjson.OPT_SERIALIZE_DATACLASS
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class LocalCache(MemoryProviderSingleton):
             return ""
         self.data.texts.append(text)
 
-        embedding = get_ada_embedding(text)
+        embedding = create_embedding_with_ada(text)
 
         vector = np.array(embedding).astype(np.float32)
         vector = vector[np.newaxis, :]
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ class LocalCache(MemoryProviderSingleton):
 
         Returns: List[str]
         """
-        embedding = get_ada_embedding(text)
+        embedding = create_embedding_with_ada(text)
 
         scores = np.dot(self.data.embeddings, embedding)
 
diff --git a/autogpt/memory/pinecone.py b/autogpt/memory/pinecone.py
index a7dbfa82..3817436d 100644
--- a/autogpt/memory/pinecone.py
+++ b/autogpt/memory/pinecone.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import pinecone
 from colorama import Fore, Style
 
 from autogpt.logs import logger
-from autogpt.memory.base import MemoryProviderSingleton, get_ada_embedding
-
+from autogpt.memory.base import MemoryProviderSingleton
+from autogpt.llm_utils import create_embedding_with_ada
 
 class PineconeMemory(MemoryProviderSingleton):
     def __init__(self, cfg):
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class PineconeMemory(MemoryProviderSingleton):
         self.index = pinecone.Index(table_name)
 
     def add(self, data):
-        vector = get_ada_embedding(data)
+        vector = create_embedding_with_ada(data)
         # no metadata here. We may wish to change that long term.
         self.index.upsert([(str(self.vec_num), vector, {"raw_text": data})])
         _text = f"Inserting data into memory at index: {self.vec_num}:\n data: {data}"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class PineconeMemory(MemoryProviderSingleton):
         :param data: The data to compare to.
         :param num_relevant: The number of relevant data to return. Defaults to 5
         """
-        query_embedding = get_ada_embedding(data)
+        query_embedding = create_embedding_with_ada(data)
         results = self.index.query(
             query_embedding, top_k=num_relevant, include_metadata=True
         )
diff --git a/autogpt/memory/redismem.py b/autogpt/memory/redismem.py
index df6d8fc0..4d73b741 100644
--- a/autogpt/memory/redismem.py
+++ b/autogpt/memory/redismem.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from redis.commands.search.indexDefinition import IndexDefinition, IndexType
 from redis.commands.search.query import Query
 
 from autogpt.logs import logger
-from autogpt.memory.base import MemoryProviderSingleton, get_ada_embedding
+from autogpt.memory.base import MemoryProviderSingleton
+from autogpt.llm_utils import create_embedding_with_ada
 
 SCHEMA = [
     TextField("data"),
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ class RedisMemory(MemoryProviderSingleton):
         """
         if "Command Error:" in data:
             return ""
-        vector = get_ada_embedding(data)
+        vector = create_embedding_with_ada(data)
         vector = np.array(vector).astype(np.float32).tobytes()
         data_dict = {b"data": data, "embedding": vector}
         pipe = self.redis.pipeline()
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class RedisMemory(MemoryProviderSingleton):
 
         Returns: A list of the most relevant data.
         """
-        query_embedding = get_ada_embedding(data)
+        query_embedding = create_embedding_with_ada(data)
         base_query = f"*=>[KNN {num_relevant} @embedding $vector AS vector_score]"
         query = (
             Query(base_query)