diff --git a/src/ert/storage/local_ensemble.py b/src/ert/storage/local_ensemble.py
index e3def85c3e2..1f6735252b6 100644
--- a/src/ert/storage/local_ensemble.py
+++ b/src/ert/storage/local_ensemble.py
@@ -365,7 +365,8 @@ def has_data(self) -> List[int]:
             for i in range(self.ensemble_size)
             if all(
                 (self._realization_dir(i) / f"{response}.parquet").exists()
-                for response in self.experiment.response_configuration
+                or (config.has_finalized_keys and config.keys == [])
+                for response, config in self.experiment.response_configuration.items()
             )
         ]