diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e20197487..7d333204e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ client/public/main.js.LICENSE.txt
 # Deployed apps should consider commenting these lines out:
 # see https://npmjs.org/doc/faq.html#Should-I-check-my-node_modules-folder-into-git
 node_modules/
+meili_data/
 api/node_modules/
 client/node_modules/
 bower_components/
diff --git a/api/server/routes/askBing.js b/api/server/routes/askBing.js
index 0614faf86..18a08c413 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/askBing.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/askBing.js
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ const ask = async ({
       );
     conversationId = userMessage.conversationId;
 
-    response.text = response.response;
-    delete response.response;
+    response.text = response.response || response.details.spokenText || '**Bing refused to answer.**';
+    // delete response.response;
     // response.id = response.details.messageId;
     response.suggestions =
       response.details.suggestedResponses &&
diff --git a/api/server/routes/askSydney.js b/api/server/routes/askSydney.js
index a2017cf7d..c85bd20d5 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/askSydney.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/askSydney.js
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ const ask = async ({
     response.conversationSignature = convo.conversationSignature
       ? convo.conversationSignature
       : crypto.randomUUID();
-    response.text = response.response;
-    delete response.response;
+    response.text = response.response || response.details.spokenText || '**Bing refused to answer.**';
+    // delete response.response;
     response.suggestions =
       response.details.suggestedResponses &&
       response.details.suggestedResponses.map((s) => s.text);