diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/forms/ui/TextInputController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/forms/ui/TextInputController.java
index b289e631eda83f30dcf4ee7e860cbdb6bf947402..83b9c4ed19d12b6507c225c5cd73f113023d7f8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/forms/ui/TextInputController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/forms/ui/TextInputController.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class TextInputController extends FormBasicController implements Evaluati
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean hasResponse() {
-		return response != null && StringHelper.containsNonWhitespace(response.getStringuifiedResponse());
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	@Override