diff --git a/autogpt/logs.py b/autogpt/logs.py
index 329afb8b..9d99f274 100644
--- a/autogpt/logs.py
+++ b/autogpt/logs.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def print_assistant_thoughts(
     assistant_thoughts_criticism = None
 
     assistant_thoughts = assistant_reply_json_valid.get("thoughts", {})
-    assistant_thoughts_text = remove_ansi_escape(assistant_thoughts.get("text"))
+    assistant_thoughts_text = remove_ansi_escape(assistant_thoughts.get("text", ""))
     if assistant_thoughts:
         assistant_thoughts_reasoning = remove_ansi_escape(
             assistant_thoughts.get("reasoning")