diff --git a/sgpt/handlers/handler.py b/sgpt/handlers/handler.py
index a17d8024..1dd7e0f4 100644
--- a/sgpt/handlers/handler.py
+++ b/sgpt/handlers/handler.py
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ def get_completion(
             for chunk in response:
                 delta = chunk.choices[0].delta
 
+                if not delta: continue
+
                 # LiteLLM uses dict instead of Pydantic object like OpenAI does.
                 tool_calls = (
                     delta.get("tool_calls") if use_litellm else delta.tool_calls