diff --git a/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_fastapi.py b/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_fastapi.py
index f4aff225c..b7458af77 100644
--- a/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_fastapi.py
+++ b/runpod/serverless/modules/rp_fastapi.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ async def _sim_runsync(self, job_request: DefaultRequest) -> JobOutput:
             thread.start()
 
         return jsonable_encoder(
-            {"id": job.id, "status": "COMPLETED", "output": job_output["output"]}
+            {"id": job.id, "status": "COMPLETED", "output": job_output.get("output")}
         )
 
     # ---------------------------------- stream ---------------------------------- #
@@ -416,5 +416,5 @@ async def _sim_status(self, job_id: str) -> JobOutput:
             thread.start()
 
         return jsonable_encoder(
-            {"id": job_id, "status": "COMPLETED", "output": job_output["output"]}
+            {"id": job.id, "status": "COMPLETED", "output": job_output.get("output")}
         )