diff --git a/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py b/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
index cbf0978..b57d4df 100644
--- a/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
+++ b/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
@@ -32,28 +32,21 @@ def parse_response(content: str) -> Dict:
 def parse_maybe_json(json_string):
     if json_string is None:
         return None
-    if isinstance(json_string, list):
-        return ' '.join([str(x) for x in json_string])
-    if isinstance(json_string, dict):
-        return ' '.join([str(x) for x in json_string.values()])
+    if isinstance(json_string, (list, dict)):
+        return ' '.join(map(str, (json_string.values() if isinstance(json_string, dict) else json_string)))
     json_string = str(json_string).strip()
     try:
         parsed_json = parse_response(json_string)
     except Exception:
-        if json_string.startswith('{') and json_string.endswith('}'):
-            return parse_maybe_json(json_string[1:-1])
+        for b, e in [('{', '}'), ('[', ']')]:
+            if json_string.startswith(b) and json_string.endswith(e):
+                return parse_maybe_json(json_string[1:-1])
         return json_string
-
+    if isinstance(parsed_json, str):
+        return parsed_json
     if isinstance(parsed_json, (list, dict)):
-        concatenated_values = []
-        for value in parsed_json.values() if isinstance(parsed_json, dict) else parsed_json:
-            concatenated_values.append(str(value))
-        return '\n'.join(concatenated_values)
-
-    result = str(parsed_json)
-    if result.lower() in ('', 'none', 'null', '"none"', '"null"', "'none'", "'null'"):
-        return None
-    return result
+        return '\n'.join(map(str, (parsed_json.values() if isinstance(parsed_json, dict) else parsed_json)))
+    return str(parsed_json)
 
 
 class AIMessageBase(object):
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 73b4265..6e57881 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ class TestFunctionality(TestBotBase):
         json_struct = '{"This is a string."}'
         expected_output = 'This is a string.'
         self.assertEqual(parse_maybe_json(json_struct), expected_output)
+        json_struct = '["This is a string."]'
+        expected_output = 'This is a string.'
+        self.assertEqual(parse_maybe_json(json_struct), expected_output)
+        json_struct = '{This is a string.}'
+        expected_output = 'This is a string.'
+        self.assertEqual(parse_maybe_json(json_struct), expected_output)
+        json_struct = '[This is a string.]'
+        expected_output = 'This is a string.'
+        self.assertEqual(parse_maybe_json(json_struct), expected_output)
 
     async def test_message_lings(self) -> None:
         request = AIMessage('Lala', 'Hello there!', 'chat', False,)