diff --git a/_examples/golang-basics/example.gen.go b/_examples/golang-basics/example.gen.go
index dad6731..b83f9cd 100644
--- a/_examples/golang-basics/example.gen.go
+++ b/_examples/golang-basics/example.gen.go
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ func (s *exampleServiceServer) servePingJSON(ctx context.Context, w http.Respons
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	w.Write([]byte("{}"))
 }
 
 func (s *exampleServiceServer) serveStatus(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/_examples/golang-imports/api.gen.go b/_examples/golang-imports/api.gen.go
index ef1583a..f4bf2ec 100644
--- a/_examples/golang-imports/api.gen.go
+++ b/_examples/golang-imports/api.gen.go
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ func (s *exampleAPIServer) servePingJSON(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWri
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	w.Write([]byte("{}"))
 }
 
 func (s *exampleAPIServer) serveStatus(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/server.go.tmpl b/server.go.tmpl
index d6f1355..69e44b1 100644
--- a/server.go.tmpl
+++ b/server.go.tmpl
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ func (s *{{$serviceName}}) serve{{ .Name | firstLetterToUpper }}JSON(ctx context
 
 	{{- if .Outputs | len}}
 	w.Write(respBody)
+	{{- else }}
+	w.Write([]byte("{}"))
 	{{- end}}
 }
 {{end}}