diff --git a/src/response_agent.py b/src/response_agent.py
index 83cd58e..366d3cc 100644
--- a/src/response_agent.py
+++ b/src/response_agent.py
@@ -689,17 +689,21 @@ def process_issue(
                         # Then run aider with the generated command
                         aider_output = run_aider(response, repo_path)
 
-                        # Push changes
-                        push_success, err_msg = push_changes_with_authentication(
-                            repo_path,
-                            pr,
-                            branch_name)
-
-                        if not push_success:
-                            return False, f"Failed to push changes: {err_msg}"
-
-                        # Write response
-                        write_str = f"Applied changes based on comment:\n<details><summary>View Aider Output</summary>\n\n```\n{aider_output}\n```\n</details>"
+                        # Push changes if Aider made any (if output doesn't contain the "No changes" message)
+                        if "No changes were made by Aider" not in aider_output:
+                            push_success, err_msg = push_changes_with_authentication(
+                                repo_path,
+                                pr,
+                                branch_name)
+
+                            if not push_success:
+                                return False, f"Failed to push changes: {err_msg}"
+
+                            # Write response with success message
+                            write_str = f"Applied changes based on comment:\n<details><summary>View Aider Output</summary>\n\n```\n{aider_output}\n```\n</details>"
+                        else:
+                            # Write response even when no changes were made
+                            write_str = f"Aider did not make any changes:\n<details><summary>View Aider Output</summary>\n\n```\n{aider_output}\n```\n</details>"
                         signature = f"\n\n---\n*This response was automatically generated by blech_bot using model {llm_config['model']}*"
                         # Clean the response first to remove any existing signatures
                         write_str = clean_response(write_str)
@@ -758,13 +762,19 @@ def process_issue(
                 client = get_github_client()
                 repo = get_repository(client, repo_name)
 
-                # Push changes with authentication
-                push_success, err_msg = push_changes_with_authentication(
-                    repo_path,
-                    issue,
-                    branch_name
-                )
+                # Only push changes if Aider made any
+                if "No changes were made by Aider" not in aider_output:
+                    # Push changes with authentication
+                    push_success, err_msg = push_changes_with_authentication(
+                        repo_path,
+                        issue,
+                        branch_name
+                    )
+
+                    if not push_success:
+                        return False, f"Failed to push changes: {err_msg}"
 
+                # Create PR even if no changes were made (for debugging purposes)
                 pr_url = create_pull_request_from_issue(issue, repo_path)
                 pr_number = pr_url.split('/')[-1]
                 pull = repo.get_pull(int(pr_number))
@@ -778,12 +788,9 @@ def process_issue(
                 # Mark issue with label "under_development"
                 issue.add_to_labels("under_development")
 
-                if not push_success:
-                    return False, f"Failed to push changes: {err_msg}"
-
-                # write_issue_response(issue, "Generated edit command:\n" + response)
+                # Always include the Aider output in the PR comment
                 write_str = f"Generated edit command:\n---\n{response}\n\n" + \
-                    f"Aider output:\n<details><summary>View Aider Output</summary>\n\n```{aider_output}```\n</details>"
+                    f"Aider output:\n<details><summary>View Aider Output</summary>\n\n```\n{aider_output}\n```\n</details>"
                 # Clean the response first to remove any existing signatures
                 write_str = clean_response(write_str)
                 signature = f"\n\n---\n*This response was automatically generated by blech_bot using model {llm_config['model']}*"
@@ -862,7 +869,8 @@ def run_aider(message: str, repo_path: str) -> str:
         # Check if there are any changes
         updated_commit = git.Repo(repo_path).head.object.hexsha
         if current_commit == updated_commit:
-            raise RuntimeError("No changes made by Aider")
+            # Return a specific message instead of raising an error
+            return "No changes were made by Aider. This could be because the requested changes were already implemented, or because Aider couldn't understand how to implement the requested changes."
 
         # Return to original directory
         os.chdir(original_dir)