diff --git a/haystack_experimental/components/generators/chat/openai.py b/haystack_experimental/components/generators/chat/openai.py
index 060c4174..f7a028f3 100644
--- a/haystack_experimental/components/generators/chat/openai.py
+++ b/haystack_experimental/components/generators/chat/openai.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def _convert_chat_completion_to_chat_message(self, completion: ChatCompletion, c
         :return: The ChatMessage.
         """
         message: ChatCompletionMessage = choice.message
-        text = message.content or ""
+        text = message.content
         tool_calls = []
         if openai_tool_calls := message.tool_calls:
             for openai_tc in openai_tool_calls:
diff --git a/test/components/generators/chat/test_openai.py b/test/components/generators/chat/test_openai.py
index 0517168e..7f786ab4 100644
--- a/test/components/generators/chat/test_openai.py
+++ b/test/components/generators/chat/test_openai.py
@@ -556,6 +556,9 @@ def test_run_with_tools(self, tools):
         assert len(response["replies"]) == 1
         message = response["replies"][0]
 
+        assert not message.texts
+        assert not message.text
+
         assert message.tool_calls
         tool_call = message.tool_call
         assert isinstance(tool_call, ToolCall)
@@ -641,6 +644,8 @@ def test_live_run_with_tools(self, tools):
         assert len(results["replies"]) == 1
         message = results["replies"][0]
 
+        assert not message.texts
+        assert not message.text
         assert message.tool_calls
         tool_call = message.tool_call
         assert isinstance(tool_call, ToolCall)