diff --git a/metagpt/utils/common.py b/metagpt/utils/common.py
index f74d2d8b7..f23993670 100644
--- a/metagpt/utils/common.py
+++ b/metagpt/utils/common.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class OutputParser:
             # Convert string representation of list to a Python list using ast.literal_eval.
             tasks = ast.literal_eval(tasks_list_str)
         else:
-            raise Exception
+            tasks = text.split("\n")
         return tasks
 
     @classmethod