diff --git a/app/resolve.test.js b/app/resolve.test.js
index 2fbd7d2..1ce4c8d 100644
--- a/app/resolve.test.js
+++ b/app/resolve.test.js
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ describe('judgeConversations', () => {
     assert.deepEqual(verdicts, [{ idx: 0, verdict: 'open' }]);
   });
 
+  it('treats an empty AI response array as all open (conservative)', async () => {
+    const items = [{ idx: 0 }, { idx: 1 }];
+    const verdicts = await judgeConversations(items, async () => []);
+    assert.deepEqual(verdicts, [
+      { idx: 0, verdict: 'open' },
+      { idx: 1, verdict: 'open' },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('ignores entries with unknown verdict or non-integer idx', async () => {
     const items = [{ idx: 0 }, { idx: 1 }];
     const chatFn = async () => [