diff --git a/src/Resources/Candidate.php b/src/Resources/Candidate.php
index fee3c2f..2b26e76 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Candidate.php
+++ b/src/Resources/Candidate.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace GeminiAPI\Resources;
 
 use GeminiAPI\Enums\FinishReason;
+use GeminiAPI\Enums\Role;
 use GeminiAPI\Traits\ArrayTypeValidator;
 use UnexpectedValueException;
 
@@ -61,9 +62,17 @@ public static function fromArray(array $candidate): self
             $candidate['safetyRatings'] ?? [],
         );
 
+        $content = isset($candidate['content'])
+            ? Content::fromArray($candidate['content'])
+            : Content::text('', Role::Model);
+
+        $finishReason = isset($candidate['finishReason'])
+            ? FinishReason::from($candidate['finishReason'])
+            : FinishReason::OTHER;
+
         return new self(
-            Content::fromArray($candidate['content']),
-            FinishReason::from($candidate['finishReason']),
+            $content,
+            $finishReason,
             $citationMetadata,
             $safetyRatings,
             $candidate['tokenCount'] ?? 0,
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Resources/CandidateTest.php b/tests/Unit/Resources/CandidateTest.php
index 4748820..bec86cc 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Resources/CandidateTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Resources/CandidateTest.php
@@ -93,4 +93,31 @@ public function testFromArray()
 
         self::assertInstanceOf(Candidate::class, $candidate);
     }
+
+    public function testFromArrayWithoutContent()
+    {
+        $candidate = Candidate::fromArray([
+            'safetyRatings' => [],
+            'citationMetadata' => [],
+            'index' => 1,
+            'tokenCount' => 1,
+            'finishReason' => 'OTHER',
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertInstanceOf(Candidate::class, $candidate);
+    }
+
+    public function testFromArrayWithoutFinishReason()
+    {
+        $candidate = Candidate::fromArray([
+            'content' => ['parts' => [], 'role' => 'user'],
+            'safetyRatings' => [],
+            'citationMetadata' => [],
+            'index' => 1,
+            'tokenCount' => 1,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertInstanceOf(Candidate::class, $candidate);
+        self::assertEquals(FinishReason::OTHER, $candidate->finishReason);
+    }
 }