diff --git a/pilot/helpers/AgentConvo.py b/pilot/helpers/AgentConvo.py
index d774d9b6..d98a58c3 100644
--- a/pilot/helpers/AgentConvo.py
+++ b/pilot/helpers/AgentConvo.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class AgentConvo:
         # craft message
         self.construct_and_add_message_from_prompt(prompt_path, prompt_data)
 
+        # TODO: move this if block (and the other below) to Developer agent - https://github.com/Pythagora-io/gpt-pilot/issues/91#issuecomment-1751964079
         # check if we already have the LLM response saved
         if self.agent.__class__.__name__ == 'Developer':
             self.agent.project.llm_req_num += 1
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ class AgentConvo:
                 save_development_step(self.agent.project, prompt_path, prompt_data, self.messages, '', str(e))
                 raise e
 
-            if self.agent.__class__.__name__ == 'Developer':
+            # TODO: move this code to Developer agent - https://github.com/Pythagora-io/gpt-pilot/issues/91#issuecomment-1751964079
+            if response != {} and self.agent.__class__.__name__ == 'Developer':
                 development_step = save_development_step(self.agent.project, prompt_path, prompt_data, self.messages, response)
 
         # TODO handle errors from OpenAI