diff --git a/src/crewai/task.py b/src/crewai/task.py
index 82266bed0..6da0b64a2 100644
--- a/src/crewai/task.py
+++ b/src/crewai/task.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
         tools: Optional[List[Any]] = None,
     ) -> Future[TaskOutput]:
         """Execute the task asynchronously."""
-        future = Future()
+        future: Future[TaskOutput] = Future()
         threading.Thread(
             target=self._execute_task_async, args=(agent, context, tools, future)
         ).start()
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
             converter.to_pydantic() if self.output_pydantic else converter.to_json()
         )
 
-
         if isinstance(exported_result, ConverterError):
             Printer().print(
                 content=f"{exported_result.message} Using raw output instead.",
diff --git a/tests/crew_test.py b/tests/crew_test.py
index 829917d2d..027783e79 100644
--- a/tests/crew_test.py
+++ b/tests/crew_test.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pydantic_core
 import pytest
-
 from crewai.agent import Agent
 from crewai.agents.cache import CacheHandler
 from crewai.crew import Crew
@@ -709,7 +708,6 @@ def test_kickoff_for_each_single_input():
 @pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
 def test_kickoff_for_each_multiple_inputs():
     """Tests if kickoff_for_each works with multiple inputs."""
-    from unittest.mock import patch
 
     inputs = [
         {"topic": "dog"},
@@ -1084,7 +1082,6 @@ def test_code_execution_flag_adds_code_tool_upon_kickoff():
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
 def test_delegation_is_not_enabled_if_there_are_only_one_agent():
-    from unittest.mock import patch
 
     researcher = Agent(
         role="Researcher",