diff --git a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/cli.py b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/cli.py
index 0870dc5be..a38c4f0d4 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/cli.py
+++ b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/cli.py
@@ -864,6 +864,9 @@ def _test_new_agents(
     all_passed = True
     agents_tested: set[str] = set()
 
+    _loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(_loop)
+
     for iteration in range(n_iterations):
         if n_iterations > 1:
             click.secho(f"\n  Iteration {iteration + 1}/{n_iterations}", fg="cyan")
@@ -876,10 +879,10 @@ def _test_new_agents(
             with ArtifactsSandbox():
                 if verbose:
                     with VerboseBenchmarkOutput():
-                        all_results = asyncio.run(_run_all())
+                        all_results = _loop.run_until_complete(_run_all())
                 else:
                     with SuppressBenchmarkOutput():
-                        all_results = asyncio.run(_run_all())
+                        all_results = _loop.run_until_complete(_run_all())
         finally:
             if not verbose:
                 if progress is None:
@@ -914,6 +917,8 @@ def _test_new_agents(
                         f"  [green bold]{job['agent_name']}: PASSED all {len(results)} cases >= {job['threshold']}[/green bold]"
                     )
 
+    _loop.close()
+
     if len(agents_tested) == 0:
         click.secho("No agents completed successfully.", fg="yellow")
         raise SystemExit(1)
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/constants.py b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/constants.py
index e80ab6abd..43cbf6a39 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/constants.py
+++ b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/constants.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ENV_VARS: dict[str, list[dict[str, Any]]] = {
     "ollama": [
         {
             "default": True,
-            "key_name": "OPENAI_API_BASE",
+            "key_name": "OLLAMA_HOST",
             "API_BASE": "http://localhost:11434",
         }
     ],
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/utils.py b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/utils.py
index 063c6d14e..ff291ab2b 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/utils.py
+++ b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/utils.py
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ def load_env_vars(folder_path: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
             for line in file:
                 key, _, value = line.strip().partition("=")
                 if key and value:
+                    if (
+                        len(value) >= 2
+                        and value[0] == value[-1]
+                        and value[0] in ('"', "'")
+                    ):
+                        value = value[1:-1]
                     env_vars[key] = value
     return env_vars
 
@@ -134,4 +140,4 @@ def write_env_file(folder_path: Path, env_vars: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     env_file_path = folder_path / ".env"
     with open(env_file_path, "w") as file:
         for key, value in env_vars.items():
-            file.write(f"{key.upper()}={value}\n")
+            file.write(f"{key}={value}\n")