diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/components/utilities/RecordsAsText.py b/src/backend/langflow/components/utilities/RecordsAsText.py
index debf3eed2..18bf8be8c 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/components/utilities/RecordsAsText.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/components/utilities/RecordsAsText.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class RecordsAsTextComponent(CustomComponent):
         records: list[Record],
         template: str = "Text: {text}\nData: {data}",
     ) -> Text:
+        if not records:
+            return ""
         if isinstance(records, Record):
             records = [records]
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/graph/graph/state_manager.py b/src/backend/langflow/graph/graph/state_manager.py
index 46477d220..3fcbb68a3 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/graph/graph/state_manager.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/graph/graph/state_manager.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class GraphStateManager:
 
     def get_state(self, key):
         with self.lock:
-            return self.states.get(key, None)
+            return self.states.get(key, "")
 
     def subscribe(self, key, observer: Callable):
         with self.lock: