diff --git a/src/agents/tracing/processors.py b/src/agents/tracing/processors.py
index 32fd290ec..703739aa1 100644
--- a/src/agents/tracing/processors.py
+++ b/src/agents/tracing/processors.py
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ def export(self, items: list[Trace | Span[Any]]) -> None:
             logger.warning("OPENAI_API_KEY is not set, skipping trace export")
             return
 
-        data = [item.export() for item in items if item.export()]
+        # include all export() results, even if they’re empty/falsy
+        data = [item.export() for item in items]
         payload = {"data": data}
 
         headers = {