diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/prompts.py b/src/crewai/utilities/prompts.py
index 66909644f0..84cd67dfac 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/prompts.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/prompts.py
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ def _build_prompt(
         response_template=None,
     ) -> str:
         """Constructs a prompt string from specified components."""
-        if not system_template and not prompt_template:
+        if not system_template or not prompt_template:
+            # If any of the required templates are missing, fall back to the default format
             prompt_parts = [self.i18n.slice(component) for component in components]
             prompt = "".join(prompt_parts)
         else:
+            # All templates are provided, use them
             prompt_parts = [
                 self.i18n.slice(component)
                 for component in components
@@ -67,8 +69,12 @@ def _build_prompt(
             prompt = prompt_template.replace(
                 "{{ .Prompt }}", "".join(self.i18n.slice("task"))
             )
-            response = response_template.split("{{ .Response }}")[0]
-            prompt = f"{system}\n{prompt}\n{response}"
+            # Handle missing response_template
+            if response_template:
+                response = response_template.split("{{ .Response }}")[0]
+                prompt = f"{system}\n{prompt}\n{response}"
+            else:
+                prompt = f"{system}\n{prompt}"
 
         prompt = (
             prompt.replace("{goal}", self.agent.goal)
diff --git a/tests/agent_test.py b/tests/agent_test.py
index b5b3aae931..857eebf2a5 100644
--- a/tests/agent_test.py
+++ b/tests/agent_test.py
@@ -71,9 +71,54 @@ def test_agent_creation():
     assert agent.role == "test role"
     assert agent.goal == "test goal"
     assert agent.backstory == "test backstory"
-    assert agent.tools == []
 
+def test_agent_with_only_system_template():
+    """Test that an agent with only system_template works without errors."""
+    agent = Agent(
+        role="Test Role",
+        goal="Test Goal",
+        backstory="Test Backstory",
+        allow_delegation=False,
+        system_template="You are a test agent...",
+        # prompt_template is intentionally missing
+    )
+
+    assert agent.role == "Test Role"
+    assert agent.goal == "Test Goal"
+    assert agent.backstory == "Test Backstory"
+
+def test_agent_with_only_prompt_template():
+    """Test that an agent with only system_template works without errors."""
+    agent = Agent(
+        role="Test Role",
+        goal="Test Goal",
+        backstory="Test Backstory",
+        allow_delegation=False,
+        prompt_template="You are a test agent...",
+        # prompt_template is intentionally missing
+    )
+
+    assert agent.role == "Test Role"
+    assert agent.goal == "Test Goal"
+    assert agent.backstory == "Test Backstory"
+
+
+def test_agent_with_missing_response_template():
+    """Test that an agent with system_template and prompt_template but no response_template works without errors."""
+    agent = Agent(
+        role="Test Role",
+        goal="Test Goal",
+        backstory="Test Backstory",
+        allow_delegation=False,
+        system_template="You are a test agent...",
+        prompt_template="This is a test prompt...",
+        # response_template is intentionally missing
+    )
 
+    assert agent.role == "Test Role"
+    assert agent.goal == "Test Goal"
+    assert agent.backstory == "Test Backstory"
+    
 def test_agent_default_values():
     agent = Agent(role="test role", goal="test goal", backstory="test backstory")
     assert agent.llm.model == "gpt-4o-mini"