diff --git a/src/crewai/agent.py b/src/crewai/agent.py
index 1996997f0..693506017 100644
--- a/src/crewai/agent.py
+++ b/src/crewai/agent.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class Agent(BaseAgent):
             self._times_executed += 1
             if self._times_executed > self.max_retry_limit:
                 raise e
-            return self.execute_task(task, context, tools)
+            result = self.execute_task(task, context, tools)
 
         if self.max_rpm:
             self._rpm_controller.stop_rpm_counter()