diff --git a/MoneyMap/Services/AIReceiptParser.cs b/MoneyMap/Services/AIReceiptParser.cs
index 78f693d..f6fe840 100644
--- a/MoneyMap/Services/AIReceiptParser.cs
+++ b/MoneyMap/Services/AIReceiptParser.cs
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ namespace MoneyMap.Services
                 messageContent = messageContent.Replace("```json", "").Replace("```", "").Trim();
             }
 
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(messageContent))
+            {
+                return new ParsedReceiptData();
+            }
+
             var parsedData = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ParsedReceiptData>(messageContent, new JsonSerializerOptions
             {
                 PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true
@@ -388,6 +393,11 @@ namespace MoneyMap.Services
                 messageContent = messageContent.Replace("```json", "").Replace("```", "").Trim();
             }
 
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(messageContent))
+            {
+                return new ParsedReceiptData();
+            }
+
             var parsedData = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ParsedReceiptData>(messageContent, new JsonSerializerOptions
             {
                 PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true