diff --git a/relay/channel/claude/relay-claude.go b/relay/channel/claude/relay-claude.go
index a56c1bb..6c89f34 100644
--- a/relay/channel/claude/relay-claude.go
+++ b/relay/channel/claude/relay-claude.go
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ func streamResponseClaude2OpenAI(reqMode int, claudeResponse *ClaudeResponse) (*
 			claudeUsage = &claudeResponse.Usage
 		}
 	}
+	if claudeUsage == nil {
+		claudeUsage = &ClaudeUsage{}
+	}
 	response.Choices = append(response.Choices, choice)
 	return &response, claudeUsage
 }