diff --git a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/main.py b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/main.py
index 65e0dde03..1a30578b6 100644
--- a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/main.py
+++ b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/main.py
@@ -291,8 +291,15 @@ async def process_llm_response(self, llm_response: str) -> str:
         """
         import json
 
+        def _clean_json_string(json_string: str) -> str:
+            """Remove ```json ... ``` or ``` ... ``` wrappers if the LLM response is fenced."""
+            import re
+
+            pattern = r"^```(?:\s*json)?\s*(.*?)\s*```$"
+            return re.sub(pattern, r"\1", json_string, flags=re.DOTALL | re.IGNORECASE).strip()
+
         try:
-            tool_call = json.loads(llm_response)
+            tool_call = json.loads(_clean_json_string(llm_response))
             if "tool" in tool_call and "arguments" in tool_call:
                 logging.info(f"Executing tool: {tool_call['tool']}")
                 logging.info(f"With arguments: {tool_call['arguments']}")