@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class CotAgentRunner(BaseAgentRunner, ABC):
if not scratchpad.action:
# failed to extract action, return final answer directly
final_answer = scratchpad.agent_response or ''
final_answer = ''
else:
if scratchpad.action.action_name.lower() == "final answer":
# action is final answer, return final answer directly