diff --git a/scripts/cts/runCts.ts b/scripts/cts/runCts.ts
index 24533c3782c..9f6737aa98f 100644
--- a/scripts/cts/runCts.ts
+++ b/scripts/cts/runCts.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ async function runCtsOne(
     const e2eFolder = toAbsolutePath(
       `tests/output/${language}/${getTestOutputFolder(language)}/e2e`,
     );
-    if ((await exists(e2eFolder)) && (await fsp.readdir(e2eFolder)).length > 0) folders.push('e2e');
+    if (
+      (await exists(e2eFolder)) &&
+      (await fsp.readdir(e2eFolder)).filter((f) => f !== '__init__.py' && f !== '__pycache__')
+        .length > 0
+    )
+      folders.push('e2e');
   }
   if (!excludeUnit) {
     folders.push('client', 'requests');
diff --git a/specs/recommend/paths/getRecommendations.yml b/specs/recommend/paths/getRecommendations.yml
index 4894c50edf1..359896c663b 100644
--- a/specs/recommend/paths/getRecommendations.yml
+++ b/specs/recommend/paths/getRecommendations.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ post:
                 type: array
                 items:
                   $ref: '../common/schemas/RecommendationsResponse.yml#/recommendationsResults'
+            required:
+              - results
     '400':
       $ref: '../../common/responses/BadRequest.yml'
     '402':