diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 7a897f7..db865e1 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ def generate_speaking_video():
 
             return {
                 "text": data["question"],
-                "prompts": data["prompts"],
+                "prompts":  data["prompts"] if "prompts" in data else [],
                 "title": data["topic"],
                 "video_url": sp1_video_url,
                 "video_path": sp1_video_path,