diff --git a/concordia/agents/basic_agent.py b/concordia/agents/basic_agent.py
index ad63845e..67530c6e 100644
--- a/concordia/agents/basic_agent.py
+++ b/concordia/agents/basic_agent.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def state(self):
     with self._state_lock:
       return '\n'.join(
           f"{self._agent_name}'s " + (comp.name() + ':\n' + comp.state())
-          for comp in self._components.values()
+          for comp in self._components.values() if comp.state()
       )
 
   def _maybe_update(self):