diff --git a/biochatter/database_agent.py b/biochatter/database_agent.py
index 23695524..3f79a8d8 100644
--- a/biochatter/database_agent.py
+++ b/biochatter/database_agent.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 import json
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
 from langchain.schema import Document
 import neo4j_utils as nu
@@ -81,6 +82,44 @@ def _generate_query(self, query: str):
             results = self.driver.query(query=query)
             return query, results
 
+    def _build_response(
+        self,
+        results: List[Dict],
+        cypher_query: str,
+        results_num: Optional[int] = 3,
+    ) -> List[Document]:
+        if len(results) == 0:
+            return [
+                Document(
+                    page_content=(
+                        "I didn't find any result in knowledge graph, "
+                        f"but here is the query I used: {cypher_query}. "
+                        "You can ask user to refine the question. "
+                        "Note: please ensure to include the query in a code "
+                        "block in your response so that the user can refine "
+                        "their question effectively."
+                    ),
+                    metadata={"cypher_query": cypher_query},
+                )
+            ]
+
+        clipped_results = results[:results_num] if results_num > 0 else results
+        results_dump = json.dumps(clipped_results)
+
+        return [
+            Document(
+                page_content=(
+                    "The results retrieved from knowledge graph are: "
+                    f"{results_dump}. "
+                    f"The query used is: {cypher_query}. "
+                    "Note: please ensure to include the query in a code block "
+                    "in your response so that the user can refine "
+                    "their question effectively."
+                ),
+                metadata={"cypher_query": cypher_query},
+            )
+        ]
+
     def get_query_results(self, query: str, k: int = 3) -> list[Document]:
         """
         Generate a query using the prompt engine and return the results.
@@ -109,40 +148,14 @@ def get_query_results(self, query: str, k: int = 3) -> list[Document]:
         else:
             results = self.driver.query(query=cypher_query)
 
-        documents = []
         # return first k results
         # returned nodes can have any formatting, and can also be empty or fewer
         # than k
         if results is None or len(results) == 0 or results[0] is None:
             return []
-        if len(results[0]) == 0:
-            return [
-                Document(
-                    page_content = (
-                        "I didn't find any result in knowledge graph, "
-                        f"but here is the query I used: {cypher_query}. "
-                        "You can ask user to refine the question, "
-                        "but don't make up anything."
-                    ),
-                    metadata={
-                        "cypher_query": cypher_query,
-                    },
-                )
-            ]
-        
-        for result in results[0]:
-            documents.append(
-                Document(
-                    page_content=json.dumps(result),
-                    metadata={
-                        "cypher_query": cypher_query,
-                    },
-                )
-            )
-            if len(documents) == k:
-                break
-
-        return documents
+        return self._build_response(
+            results=results[0], cypher_query=cypher_query, results_num=k
+        )
 
     def get_description(self):
         result = self.driver.query("MATCH (n:Schema_info) RETURN n LIMIT 1")
diff --git a/test/test_database_agent.py b/test/test_database_agent.py
index 2936f0cd..6be6c60d 100644
--- a/test/test_database_agent.py
+++ b/test/test_database_agent.py
@@ -44,20 +44,14 @@ def test_get_query_results_with_reflexion():
             result = db_agent.get_query_results("test_query", 3)
 
     # Check if the result is as expected
-    expected_result = [
-        Document(
-            page_content='{"key": "value"}',
-            metadata={"cypher_query": "test_query"},
-        ),
-        Document(
-            page_content='{"key": "value"}',
-            metadata={"cypher_query": "test_query"},
-        ),
-        Document(
-            page_content='{"key": "value"}',
-            metadata={"cypher_query": "test_query"},
-        ),
-    ]
+    expected_result = db_agent._build_response(
+        [
+            {"key": "value"},
+            {"key": "value"},
+            {"key": "value"},
+        ],
+        "test_query",
+    )
     assert result == expected_result
 
 
@@ -98,18 +92,12 @@ def test_get_query_results_without_reflexion():
             result = db_agent.get_query_results("test_query", 3)
 
     # Check if the result is as expected
-    expected_result = [
-        Document(
-            page_content='{"key": "value"}',
-            metadata={"cypher_query": "test_query"},
-        ),
-        Document(
-            page_content='{"key": "value"}',
-            metadata={"cypher_query": "test_query"},
-        ),
-        Document(
-            page_content='{"key": "value"}',
-            metadata={"cypher_query": "test_query"},
-        ),
-    ]
+    expected_result = db_agent._build_response(
+        [
+            {"key": "value"},
+            {"key": "value"},
+            {"key": "value"},
+        ],
+        "test_query",
+    )
     assert result == expected_result