diff --git a/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/bedrock.py b/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/bedrock.py
index b6eb244e300..7dfe44baba4 100644
--- a/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/bedrock.py
+++ b/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/bedrock.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def _extract_output_message(response) -> List[Message]:
         """
         if isinstance(response["text"], str):
             return [Message(content=response["text"])]
-        if isinstance(response["text"], list):
+        if isinstance(response["text"], list) and len(response["text"]) > 0:
             if isinstance(response["text"][0], str):
                 return [Message(content=str(content)) for content in response["text"]]
             if isinstance(response["text"][0], dict):