diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index c89e690d7..6518d8852 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class TextChoices(OpenAIObject):
         else:
             self.finish_reason = "stop"
         self.index = index
-        if text:
+        if text is not None:
             self.text = text
         else:
             self.text = None