diff --git a/keep/providers/deepseek_provider/deepseek_provider.py b/keep/providers/deepseek_provider/deepseek_provider.py
index 4e697bdddb..aa0ff5e087 100644
--- a/keep/providers/deepseek_provider/deepseek_provider.py
+++ b/keep/providers/deepseek_provider/deepseek_provider.py
@@ -80,7 +80,13 @@ def _query(
             max_tokens=max_tokens,
             response_format=structured_output_format,
         )
-        response = response.choices[0].message.content
+        # An OpenAI-compatible backend can return HTTP 200 with an empty
+        # choices list (e.g. a content-filter block), so response.choices[0]
+        # would raise IndexError. Degrade to an empty string instead.
+        try:
+            response = response.choices[0].message.content
+        except (IndexError, AttributeError):
+            response = ""
         try:
             response = json.loads(response)
         except Exception:
diff --git a/keep/providers/openai_provider/openai_provider.py b/keep/providers/openai_provider/openai_provider.py
index be7460b15f..151bf98a07 100644
--- a/keep/providers/openai_provider/openai_provider.py
+++ b/keep/providers/openai_provider/openai_provider.py
@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ def _query(
             max_tokens=max_tokens,
             response_format=structured_output_format,
         )
-        response = response.choices[0].message.content
+        # An OpenAI-compatible backend can return HTTP 200 with an empty
+        # choices list (e.g. a content-filter block), so response.choices[0]
+        # would raise IndexError. Degrade to an empty string instead.
+        try:
+            response = response.choices[0].message.content
+        except (IndexError, AttributeError):
+            response = ""
         try:
             response = json.loads(response)
         except Exception:
diff --git a/tests/providers/deepseek_provider/test_deepseek_response_parsing.py b/tests/providers/deepseek_provider/test_deepseek_response_parsing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98e7acfc66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/providers/deepseek_provider/test_deepseek_response_parsing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""Tests for how the DeepSeek provider parses a chat completion response.
+
+DeepSeek is accessed through the OpenAI-compatible SDK, and an
+OpenAI-compatible backend can return HTTP 200 with an empty ``choices`` list
+(e.g. a content-filter block). The provider must not crash when it indexes
+into ``choices[0]`` in that case.
+"""
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from keep.contextmanager.contextmanager import ContextManager
+from keep.providers.deepseek_provider.deepseek_provider import DeepseekProvider
+from keep.providers.models.provider_config import ProviderConfig
+
+
+def _build_provider() -> DeepseekProvider:
+    config = ProviderConfig(
+        description="DeepSeek Provider",
+        authentication={"api_key": "test-key"},
+    )
+    return DeepseekProvider(ContextManager(tenant_id="test"), "deepseek-test", config)
+
+
+def _completion(choices):
+    response = MagicMock()
+    response.choices = choices
+    return response
+
+
+def test_empty_choices_does_not_crash():
+    provider = _build_provider()
+    with patch(
+        "keep.providers.deepseek_provider.deepseek_provider.OpenAI"
+    ) as mock_openai:
+        mock_openai.return_value.chat.completions.create.return_value = _completion(
+            []
+        )
+        assert provider._query(prompt="hi")["response"] == ""
+
+
+def test_normal_response_is_returned():
+    provider = _build_provider()
+    message = MagicMock()
+    message.content = "hello"
+    choice = MagicMock()
+    choice.message = message
+    with patch(
+        "keep.providers.deepseek_provider.deepseek_provider.OpenAI"
+    ) as mock_openai:
+        mock_openai.return_value.chat.completions.create.return_value = _completion(
+            [choice]
+        )
+        assert provider._query(prompt="hi")["response"] == "hello"
diff --git a/tests/providers/openai_provider/test_openai_response_parsing.py b/tests/providers/openai_provider/test_openai_response_parsing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cc8617f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/providers/openai_provider/test_openai_response_parsing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Tests for how the OpenAI provider parses a chat completion response.
+
+An OpenAI-compatible backend can return HTTP 200 with an empty ``choices``
+list (e.g. a content-filter block). The SDK does not raise in that case, so
+the provider must not crash when it indexes into ``choices[0]``.
+"""
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from keep.contextmanager.contextmanager import ContextManager
+from keep.providers.openai_provider.openai_provider import OpenaiProvider
+from keep.providers.models.provider_config import ProviderConfig
+
+
+def _build_provider() -> OpenaiProvider:
+    config = ProviderConfig(
+        description="OpenAI Provider",
+        authentication={"api_key": "test-key"},
+    )
+    return OpenaiProvider(ContextManager(tenant_id="test"), "openai-test", config)
+
+
+def _completion(choices):
+    response = MagicMock()
+    response.choices = choices
+    return response
+
+
+def test_empty_choices_does_not_crash():
+    provider = _build_provider()
+    with patch(
+        "keep.providers.openai_provider.openai_provider.OpenAI"
+    ) as mock_openai:
+        mock_openai.return_value.chat.completions.create.return_value = _completion(
+            []
+        )
+        assert provider._query(prompt="hi")["response"] == ""
+
+
+def test_normal_response_is_returned():
+    provider = _build_provider()
+    message = MagicMock()
+    message.content = "hello"
+    choice = MagicMock()
+    choice.message = message
+    with patch(
+        "keep.providers.openai_provider.openai_provider.OpenAI"
+    ) as mock_openai:
+        mock_openai.return_value.chat.completions.create.return_value = _completion(
+            [choice]
+        )
+        assert provider._query(prompt="hi")["response"] == "hello"