diff --git a/python/src/uagents/asgi.py b/python/src/uagents/asgi.py
index 91c840e6..9173426a 100644
--- a/python/src/uagents/asgi.py
+++ b/python/src/uagents/asgi.py
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ async def _asgi_send(
         header = (
             [[k.encode(), v.encode()] for k, v in headers.items()] if headers else None
         )
+        if body is None:
+            body = {}
 
         await send(
             {
@@ -143,10 +145,7 @@ async def _asgi_send(
                 "headers": header or [[b"content-type", b"application/json"]],
             }
         )
-        if body:
-            await send(
-                {"type": "http.response.body", "body": json.dumps(body).encode()}
-            )
+        await send({"type": "http.response.body", "body": json.dumps(body).encode()})
 
     async def handle_readiness_probe(self, headers: CaseInsensitiveDict, send):
         """