diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index fc3acd3065d..e7dfd0fc934 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -7514,7 +7514,7 @@ class TextCompletionStreamWrapper:
             if isinstance(chunk, Choices):  # chunk should always be of type StreamingChoices
                 raise Exception
             delta: Final = chunk["choices"][0]["delta"]
-            text_choices["text"] = delta["content"]
+            text_choices["text"] = delta["content"] or ""
             text_choices["reasoning_content"] = delta.get("reasoning_content")
             text_choices["index"] = chunk["choices"][0]["index"]
             text_choices["finish_reason"] = chunk["choices"][0]["finish_reason"]
diff --git a/tests/integration/providers/test_ollama_prompt_tools_wire.py b/tests/integration/providers/test_ollama_prompt_tools_wire.py
index 59a2ee58a44..527a6c8301a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/providers/test_ollama_prompt_tools_wire.py
+++ b/tests/integration/providers/test_ollama_prompt_tools_wire.py
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ def _thinking_reply(thinking: str) -> Reply:
 
 def _completion_texts(chunks: Sequence[Completion]) -> Iterator[str]:
     for chunk in chunks:
-        yield from (choice.text or "" for choice in chunk.choices)
+        yield from (choice.text for choice in chunk.choices)
 
 
 def _raw_stream_frames(gateway: Gateway, path: str, body: dict[str, JsonValue]) -> tuple[str, ...]:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index 87f9d58e247..edc9f38e2aa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -2535,6 +2535,23 @@ def test_reasoning_content_preserved_in_text_completion_wrapper():
     assert choice["reasoning_content"] == "Here's my chain of thought..."
 
 
+def test_text_completion_wrapper_sends_empty_text_on_finish_chunk():
+    finish_chunk: Final = ModelResponseStream(
+        id="test-id",
+        created=1234567890,
+        model="test-model",
+        object="chat.completion.chunk",
+        choices=[StreamingChoices(finish_reason="stop", index=0, delta=Delta(content=None, role=None))],
+    )
+    wrapper: Final = TextCompletionStreamWrapper(completion_stream=None, model="test-model", stream_options=None)
+
+    choice: Final = wrapper.convert_to_text_completion_object(finish_chunk)["choices"][0]
+
+    assert choice["text"] == ""
+    assert choice["finish_reason"] == "stop"
+    assert choice["index"] == 0
+
+
 def test_anthropic_claude_4_invoke_chat_provider_config():
     """Test that the Anthropic Claude 4 Invoke chat provider config is correct."""
     from litellm.llms.bedrock.chat.invoke_transformations.anthropic_claude3_transformation import (