diff --git a/src/crewai/crews/crew_output.py b/src/crewai/crews/crew_output.py
index e5c2a9372..6da6215cd 100644
--- a/src/crewai/crews/crew_output.py
+++ b/src/crewai/crews/crew_output.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ from crewai.tasks.task_output import TaskOutput
 
 # TODO: Potentially add in JSON_OUTPUT, PYDANTIC_OUTPUT, etc.
 class CrewOutput(BaseModel):
-    final_output: str = Field(description="Final output of the crew")
+    final_output: Union[str, Dict, BaseModel] = Field(
+        description="Final output of the crew"
+    )
     tasks_output: list[TaskOutput] = Field(
         description="Output of each task", default=[]
     )
diff --git a/src/crewai/task.py b/src/crewai/task.py
index 7eea70a67..66e955d2a 100644
--- a/src/crewai/task.py
+++ b/src/crewai/task.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import threading
 import uuid
 from concurrent.futures import Future
 from copy import deepcopy
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type, Union
 
 from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
 from pydantic import UUID4, BaseModel, Field, field_validator, model_validator
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
         )
         return copied_task
 
-    def _export_output(self, result: str) -> Any:
+    def _export_output(self, result: str) -> Union[str, dict, BaseModel]:
         exported_result = result
         instructions = "I'm gonna convert this raw text into valid JSON."
 
diff --git a/tests/crew_test.py b/tests/crew_test.py
index b7f0d5518..7d7f76b42 100644
--- a/tests/crew_test.py
+++ b/tests/crew_test.py
@@ -420,9 +420,18 @@ def test_agents_rpm_is_never_set_if_crew_max_RPM_is_not_set():
     assert agent._rpm_controller is None
 
 
-# TODO: NEED TO MAKE SURE ORDER IS STILL KEPT.
-# TODO: TEST ASYNC TO SYNC CONTEXT STILL WORKS
-# TODO: ADD BACK IN AND FIX
+"""
+Future tests:
+TODO: Make sure 1 async task return results and waits for async to fnish before returning result
+TODO: Make sure 3 async tasks return result from final task. Make sure Joao approves of this.
+TODO: 1 async task, 1 sync task. Make sure sync task waits for async to finish before starting.
+TODO: 3 async tasks, 1 sync task. Make sure sync task waits for async to finish before starting.
+TODO: 1 sync task, 1 async task. Make sure we wait for result from async before finishing crew.
+
+TODO: 3 async tasks, 1 sync task. Pass in context from only 1 async task to sync task.
+"""
+
+
 @pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
 def test_async_task_execution_completion():
     import pdb
@@ -521,9 +530,8 @@ def test_async_task_execution_completion():
     )
 
 
-# TODO: Improve this test once I get feedback from Joao.
 @pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
-def test_async_execution_single_task():
+def test_single_task_with_async_execution():
     from unittest.mock import patch
 
     researcher_agent = Agent(
@@ -534,10 +542,10 @@ def test_async_execution_single_task():
     )
 
     list_ideas = Task(
-        description="Give me a list of 5 interesting ideas to explore for na article, what makes them unique and interesting.",
+        description="Give me a short list of 5 interesting ideas to explore for an article, what makes them unique and interesting.",
         expected_output="Bullet point list of 5 important events.",
         agent=researcher_agent,
-        async_execution=True,
+        # async_execution=True,
     )
 
     crew = Crew(