diff --git a/run_agent.py b/run_agent.py
index 878188f9..e8741002 100644
--- a/run_agent.py
+++ b/run_agent.py
@@ -6532,7 +6532,21 @@ class AIAgent:
                                 self._response_was_previewed = True
                                 break
                             
-                            # No fallback -- append the empty message as-is
+                            # No fallback -- if reasoning_text exists, the model put its
+                            # entire response inside <think> tags; use that as the content.
+                            if reasoning_text:
+                                self._vprint(f"{self.log_prefix}Using reasoning as response content (model wrapped entire response in think tags).", force=True)
+                                final_response = reasoning_text
+                                empty_msg = {
+                                    "role": "assistant",
+                                    "content": final_response,
+                                    "reasoning": reasoning_text,
+                                    "finish_reason": finish_reason,
+                                }
+                                messages.append(empty_msg)
+                                break
+
+                            # Truly empty -- no reasoning and no content
                             empty_msg = {
                                 "role": "assistant",
                                 "content": final_response,
@@ -6540,10 +6554,10 @@ class AIAgent:
                                 "finish_reason": finish_reason,
                             }
                             messages.append(empty_msg)
-                            
+
                             self._cleanup_task_resources(effective_task_id)
                             self._persist_session(messages, conversation_history)
-                            
+
                             return {
                                 "final_response": final_response or None,
                                 "messages": messages,