diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/agent_utils.py b/src/crewai/utilities/agent_utils.py
index 907020520..cc954f61b 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/agent_utils.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/agent_utils.py
@@ -450,14 +450,14 @@ def load_agent_from_repository(from_repository: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         for key, value in agent.items():
             if key == "tools":
                 attributes[key] = []
-                for tool_name in value:
+                for tool in value:
                     try:
                         module = importlib.import_module("crewai_tools")
-                        tool_class = getattr(module, tool_name)
+                        tool_class = getattr(module, tool["name"])
                         attributes[key].append(tool_class())
                     except Exception as e:
                         raise AgentRepositoryError(
-                            f"Tool {tool_name} could not be loaded: {e}"
+                            f"Tool {tool['name']} could not be loaded: {e}"
                         ) from e
             else:
                 attributes[key] = value
diff --git a/tests/agent_test.py b/tests/agent_test.py
index 8cd2c075c..02396393b 100644
--- a/tests/agent_test.py
+++ b/tests/agent_test.py
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@ def test_agent_from_repository(mock_get_agent, mock_get_auth_token):
         "role": "test role",
         "goal": "test goal",
         "backstory": "test backstory",
-        "tools": ["SerperDevTool"],
+        "tools": [{"name": "SerperDevTool"}],
     }
     mock_get_agent.return_value = mock_get_response
     agent = Agent(from_repository="test_agent")
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ def test_agent_from_repository_override_attributes(mock_get_agent, mock_get_auth
         "role": "test role",
         "goal": "test goal",
         "backstory": "test backstory",
-        "tools": ["SerperDevTool"],
+        "tools": [{"name": "SerperDevTool"}],
     }
     mock_get_agent.return_value = mock_get_response
     agent = Agent(from_repository="test_agent", role="Custom Role")
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ def test_agent_from_repository_with_invalid_tools(mock_get_agent, mock_get_auth_
         "role": "test role",
         "goal": "test goal",
         "backstory": "test backstory",
-        "tools": ["DoesNotExist"],
+        "tools": [{"name": "DoesNotExist"}],
     }
     mock_get_agent.return_value = mock_get_response
     with pytest.raises(