diff --git a/nemoguardrails/actions/llm/utils.py b/nemoguardrails/actions/llm/utils.py
index 012043c04..34169b028 100644
--- a/nemoguardrails/actions/llm/utils.py
+++ b/nemoguardrails/actions/llm/utils.py
@@ -534,6 +534,23 @@ def get_first_user_intent(strings: List[str]) -> Optional[str]:
     return None
 
 
+def quote_bot_say(line: str) -> str:
+    if line.startswith("bot say "):
+        message = line[len("bot say "):]
+        return f"{line}\nbot say \"{message}\""
+    return line
+
+
+def correct_bot_action(line: str) -> str:
+    match = re.search(r'"(.*)"', line, re.DOTALL)
+    if match:
+        message = match.group(1).strip()
+        return f'bot say "{message}"'
+    else:
+        # fallback: no quoted part, return as-is or handle differently
+        return f'bot say "{line.strip()}"'
+
+
 def get_first_bot_intent(strings: List[str]) -> Optional[str]:
     """Returns first bot intent."""
     for string in strings:
@@ -545,8 +562,11 @@ def get_first_bot_intent(strings: List[str]) -> Optional[str]:
 def get_first_bot_action(strings: List[str]) -> Optional[str]:
     """Returns first bot action."""
     action_started = False
+    fallback_action: str = ""
     action: str = ""
+
     for string in strings:
+        fallback_action = string
         if string.startswith("bot action: "):
             if action != "":
                 action += "\n"
@@ -561,7 +581,12 @@ def get_first_bot_action(strings: List[str]) -> Optional[str]:
             continue
         elif action != "":
             return action
-    return action
+
+    result = action if action != "" else fallback_action
+
+    result = correct_bot_action(result)
+
+    return result
 
 
 def escape_flow_name(name: str) -> str: