diff --git a/openagent_eval/metrics/nli/evidence_finder.py b/openagent_eval/metrics/nli/evidence_finder.py
index 58d32e5..22dd942 100644
--- a/openagent_eval/metrics/nli/evidence_finder.py
+++ b/openagent_eval/metrics/nli/evidence_finder.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def score_faithfulness(
             Tuple of (faithfulness_score, list_of_matches).
         """
         if not claims:
-            return 0.0, []
+            return 1.0, []
 
         matches = self.find_evidence_batch(claims, contexts)
         supported = sum(
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_metrics/test_nli.py b/tests/unit/test_metrics/test_nli.py
index f62597a..a4c1eeb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_metrics/test_nli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_metrics/test_nli.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def test_score_faithfulness_none_supported(self):
 
     def test_score_faithfulness_empty_claims(self):
         score, matches = self.finder.score_faithfulness([], ["context"])
-        assert score == 0.0
+        assert score == 1.0
         assert matches == []