diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/reasoning_handler.py b/src/crewai/utilities/reasoning_handler.py
index 164252412..19135ee96 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/reasoning_handler.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/reasoning_handler.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class AgentReasoning:
         plan = response
         ready = False
 
-        if "READY: I am ready to execute the task." in response:
+        if "READY: I am ready to execute the task." in response or "READY: I am ready to continue executing the task." in response:
             ready = True
 
         return plan, ready
diff --git a/tests/reasoning_interval_test.py b/tests/reasoning_interval_test.py
index 1af59f18f..ffb2a0470 100644
--- a/tests/reasoning_interval_test.py
+++ b/tests/reasoning_interval_test.py
@@ -32,10 +32,25 @@ def test_agent_with_reasoning_interval():
 
     # Create a mock executor that will be injected into the agent
     mock_executor = MagicMock()
-    # Simulate the executor deciding to reason on the second step
-    mock_executor._should_trigger_reasoning = MagicMock(side_effect=[False, True])
+    mock_executor.steps_since_reasoning = 0
+    
+    def mock_invoke(*args, **kwargs):
+        return mock_executor._invoke_loop()
+    
+    def mock_invoke_loop():
+        assert not mock_executor._should_trigger_reasoning()
+        mock_executor.steps_since_reasoning += 1
+        
+        mock_executor.steps_since_reasoning = 2
+        assert mock_executor._should_trigger_reasoning()
+        mock_executor._handle_mid_execution_reasoning()
+        
+        return {"output": "Task completed successfully."}
+    
+    mock_executor.invoke = MagicMock(side_effect=mock_invoke)
+    mock_executor._invoke_loop = MagicMock(side_effect=mock_invoke_loop)
+    mock_executor._should_trigger_reasoning = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda: mock_executor.steps_since_reasoning >= 2)
     mock_executor._handle_mid_execution_reasoning = MagicMock()
-    mock_executor.invoke.return_value = "Task completed successfully."
 
     # Monkey-patch create_agent_executor so that it sets our mock_executor
     def _fake_create_agent_executor(self, tools=None, task=None):  # noqa: D401,E501
@@ -48,48 +63,50 @@ def test_agent_with_reasoning_interval():
 
     # Validate results and that reasoning happened when expected
     assert result == "Task completed successfully."
-    # _handle_mid_execution_reasoning should be called once (on the second step)
-    mock_executor._handle_mid_execution_reasoning.assert_called()
+    mock_executor._invoke_loop.assert_called_once()
+    mock_executor._handle_mid_execution_reasoning.assert_called_once()
 
 
-def test_agent_with_adaptive_reasoning(mock_llm_responses):
+def test_agent_with_adaptive_reasoning():
     """Test agent with adaptive reasoning."""
-    with patch('crewai.llm.LLM.call') as mock_llm_call:
-        mock_llm_call.return_value = mock_llm_responses["initial_reasoning"]
-
-        llm = MagicMock()
-        llm.call.return_value = mock_llm_responses["initial_reasoning"]
-
-        agent = Agent(
-            role="Test Agent",
-            goal="To test the adaptive reasoning feature",
-            backstory="I am a test agent created to verify the adaptive reasoning feature works correctly.",
-            llm=llm,
-            reasoning=True,
-            adaptive_reasoning=True,
-            verbose=True
-        )
-
-    task = Task(
-        description="Complex task that requires adaptive reasoning.",
-        expected_output="The task should be completed with adaptive reasoning.",
-        agent=agent
+    # Create a mock agent with adaptive reasoning
+    agent = MagicMock()
+    agent.reasoning = True
+    agent.reasoning_interval = None
+    agent.adaptive_reasoning = True
+    agent.role = "Test Agent"
+    
+    # Create a mock task
+    task = MagicMock()
+    
+    executor = CrewAgentExecutor(
+        llm=MagicMock(),
+        task=task,
+        crew=MagicMock(),
+        agent=agent,
+        prompt={},
+        max_iter=10,
+        tools=[],
+        tools_names="",
+        stop_words=[],
+        tools_description="",
+        tools_handler=MagicMock()
     )
-
-    with patch('crewai.agent.Agent.create_agent_executor') as mock_create_executor:
-        mock_executor = MagicMock()
-        mock_executor._should_adaptive_reason = MagicMock(return_value=True)
-        mock_executor._handle_mid_execution_reasoning = MagicMock()
-        mock_executor.invoke.return_value = mock_llm_responses["final_result"]
-        mock_create_executor.return_value = mock_executor
-
-        result = agent.execute_task(task)
-
-        assert result == mock_llm_responses["final_result"]
-
-        mock_executor._should_adaptive_reason.assert_called()
-
-        mock_executor._handle_mid_execution_reasoning.assert_called()
+    
+    def mock_invoke_loop():
+        assert executor._should_adaptive_reason()
+        executor._handle_mid_execution_reasoning()
+        return {"output": "Task completed with adaptive reasoning."}
+    
+    executor._invoke_loop = MagicMock(side_effect=mock_invoke_loop)
+    executor._should_adaptive_reason = MagicMock(return_value=True)
+    executor._handle_mid_execution_reasoning = MagicMock()
+    
+    result = executor._invoke_loop()
+    
+    assert result["output"] == "Task completed with adaptive reasoning."
+    executor._should_adaptive_reason.assert_called_once()
+    executor._handle_mid_execution_reasoning.assert_called_once()
 
 
 def test_mid_execution_reasoning_handler():