From a3d342e5d7acd34ed167e3cc95bf249c6f92f38f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jochenstahn <jochen.stahn@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:12:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] empty model is no longer written to .ort file

---
 eos/file_reader.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eos/file_reader.py b/eos/file_reader.py
index 9a98470..7f1cbc3 100644
--- a/eos/file_reader.py
+++ b/eos/file_reader.py
@@ -113,9 +113,13 @@ class AmorHeader:
                 facility=source,
                 proposalID=proposal_id
                 )
+        if model['stack'] == '':
+            om = None
+        else:
+            om = SampleModel.from_dict(model)
         self.sample = fileio.Sample(
                 name=sampleName,
-                model=SampleModel.from_dict(model),
+                model=om,
                 sample_parameters={},
                 )
         # while event times are not evaluated, use average_value reported in file for SEE