diff --git a/src/crewai/agents/parser.py b/src/crewai/agents/parser.py
index 71444a20a..1bda4df5c 100644
--- a/src/crewai/agents/parser.py
+++ b/src/crewai/agents/parser.py
@@ -124,14 +124,15 @@ class CrewAgentParser:
             )
 
     def _extract_thought(self, text: str) -> str:
-        regex = r"(.*?)(?:\n\nAction|\n\nFinal Answer)"
-        thought_match = re.search(regex, text, re.DOTALL)
-        if thought_match:
-            thought = thought_match.group(1).strip()
-            # Remove any triple backticks from the thought string
-            thought = thought.replace("```", "").strip()
-            return thought
-        return ""
+        thought_index = text.find("\n\nAction")
+        if thought_index == -1:
+            thought_index = text.find("\n\nFinal Answer")
+        if thought_index == -1:
+            return ""
+        thought = text[:thought_index].strip()
+        # Remove any triple backticks from the thought string
+        thought = thought.replace("```", "").strip()
+        return thought
 
     def _clean_action(self, text: str) -> str:
         """Clean action string by removing non-essential formatting characters."""