diff --git a/runpod/serverless/core.py b/runpod/serverless/core.py
index 657dbe64..e951ce27 100644
--- a/runpod/serverless/core.py
+++ b/runpod/serverless/core.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from runpod.serverless.modules import rp_job
+from runpod.serverless.modules.rp_handler import is_generator
 from runpod.serverless.modules.rp_logger import RunPodLogger
 from runpod.version import __version__ as runpod_version
 
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ async def _process_job(
 
     result = {}
     try:
-        if inspect.isgeneratorfunction(handler) or inspect.isasyncgenfunction(handler):
+        if is_generator(handler):
             log.debug("SLS Core | Running job as a generator.")
             generator_output = rp_job.run_job_generator(handler, job)
             aggregated_output: dict[str, typing.Any] = {"output": []}
diff --git a/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_handler.py b/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_handler.py
index 2a442f3a..11f04c15 100644
--- a/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_handler.py
+++ b/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_handler.py
@@ -6,4 +6,15 @@
 
 def is_generator(handler: Callable) -> bool:
     """Check if handler is a generator function."""
+    # handler could be an object that has a __call__ method
+    if not inspect.isfunction(handler):
+        handler = getattr(handler, "__call__", lambda: None)
     return inspect.isgeneratorfunction(handler) or inspect.isasyncgenfunction(handler)
+
+
+def is_async_generator(handler: Callable) -> bool:
+    """Check if handler is an async generator function."""
+    # handler could be an object that has a __call__ method
+    if not inspect.isfunction(handler):
+        handler = getattr(handler, "__call__", lambda: None)
+    return inspect.isasyncgenfunction(handler)
diff --git a/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_job.py b/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_job.py
index 22f377c2..3f891628 100644
--- a/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_job.py
+++ b/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_job.py
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 Job related helpers.
 """
 
+import aiohttp
 import inspect
 import json
 import os
 import traceback
 from typing import Any, AsyncGenerator, Callable, Dict, Optional, Union, List
 
-import aiohttp
-
 from runpod.http_client import ClientSession, TooManyRequests
 from runpod.serverless.modules.rp_logger import RunPodLogger
+from runpod.serverless.modules.rp_handler import is_async_generator
 
 from ...version import __version__ as runpod_version
 from ..utils import rp_debugger
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ async def run_job_generator(
     Run generator job used to stream output.
     Yields output partials from the generator.
     """
-    is_async_gen = inspect.isasyncgenfunction(handler)
+    is_async_gen = is_async_generator(handler)
     log.debug(
         "Using Async Generator" if is_async_gen else "Using Standard Generator",
         job["id"],
diff --git a/tests/test_serverless/test_modules/test_handler.py b/tests/test_serverless/test_modules/test_handler.py
index 2c68779e..c065d7b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_serverless/test_modules/test_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_serverless/test_modules/test_handler.py
@@ -9,6 +9,46 @@
 class TestIsGenerator(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for the is_generator function."""
 
+    def test_callable_non_generator_object(self):
+        """Test that a callable object is not a generator."""
+
+        class CallableObject:
+            def __call__(self):
+                return "I'm a callable object!"
+
+        callable_obj = CallableObject()
+        self.assertFalse(is_generator(callable_obj))
+
+    def test_callable_object_generator_object(self):
+        """Test that a callable object with a generator method is a generator."""
+
+        class CallableGeneratorObject:
+            def __call__(self):
+                yield "I'm a callable object with a generator method!"
+
+        callable_obj = CallableGeneratorObject()
+        self.assertTrue(is_generator(callable_obj))
+
+    def test_async_callable_non_generator_object(self):
+        """Test that an async callable object is not a generator."""
+
+        class AsyncCallableNonGeneratorObject:
+            async def __call__(self):
+                return "I'm an async callable object!"
+
+        async_callable_obj = AsyncCallableNonGeneratorObject()
+        self.assertFalse(is_generator(async_callable_obj))
+
+    def test_async_callable_generator_object(self):
+        """Test that an async callable object with a generator method is a generator."""
+
+        class AsyncCallableGeneratorObject:
+            async def __call__(self):
+                yield "I'm an async callable object with a generator method!"
+
+        async_callable_obj = AsyncCallableGeneratorObject()
+        self.assertTrue(is_generator(async_callable_obj))
+
     def test_regular_function(self):
         """Test that a regular function is not a generator."""