diff --git a/src/crewai/agent.py b/src/crewai/agent.py
index 11670d65a..63d5b5eee 100644
--- a/src/crewai/agent.py
+++ b/src/crewai/agent.py
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ class Agent(BaseModel):
         }
 
         if self._rpm_controller:
-            executor_args[
-                "request_within_rpm_limit"
-            ] = self._rpm_controller.check_or_wait
+            executor_args["request_within_rpm_limit"] = (
+                self._rpm_controller.check_or_wait
+            )
 
         prompt = Prompts(
             i18n=self.i18n,
diff --git a/src/crewai/cli/templates/tools/custom_tool.py b/src/crewai/cli/templates/tools/custom_tool.py
index 4d60dc832..b12529303 100644
--- a/src/crewai/cli/templates/tools/custom_tool.py
+++ b/src/crewai/cli/templates/tools/custom_tool.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ from crewai_tools import BaseTool
 
 class MyCustomTool(BaseTool):
     name: str = "Name of my tool"
-    description: str = "Clear description for what this tool is useful for, you agent will need this information to use it."
+    description: str = (
+        "Clear description for what this tool is useful for, you agent will need this information to use it."
+    )
 
     def _run(self, argument: str) -> str:
         # Implementation goes here
diff --git a/src/crewai/task.py b/src/crewai/task.py
index 66d8ea6f2..5fd2b3367 100644
--- a/src/crewai/task.py
+++ b/src/crewai/task.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import os
 import re
 import threading
 import uuid
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type
-import os
 
 from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
 from pydantic import UUID4, BaseModel, Field, field_validator, model_validator
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
                 "may_not_set_field", "This field is not to be set by the user.", {}
             )
 
+    @field_validator("output_file")
+    @classmethod
+    def output_file_validattion(cls, value: str) -> str:
+        """Validate the output file path by removing the / from the beginning of the path."""
+        if value.startswith("/"):
+            return value[1:]
+        return value
+
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def set_attributes_based_on_config(self) -> "Task":
         """Set attributes based on the agent configuration."""
@@ -247,16 +255,16 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
                     return exported_result.model_dump()
                 return exported_result
             except Exception:
-              # sometimes the response contains valid JSON in the middle of text
-              match = re.search(r"({.*})", result, re.DOTALL)
-              if match:
-                  try:
-                      exported_result = model.model_validate_json(match.group(0))
-                      if self.output_json:
-                          return exported_result.model_dump()
-                      return exported_result
-                  except Exception:
-                      pass
+                # sometimes the response contains valid JSON in the middle of text
+                match = re.search(r"({.*})", result, re.DOTALL)
+                if match:
+                    try:
+                        exported_result = model.model_validate_json(match.group(0))
+                        if self.output_json:
+                            return exported_result.model_dump()
+                        return exported_result
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
 
             llm = self.agent.function_calling_llm or self.agent.llm
 
@@ -294,7 +302,7 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
     def _save_file(self, result: Any) -> None:
         directory = os.path.dirname(self.output_file)
 
-        if not os.path.exists(directory):
+        if directory and not os.path.exists(directory):
             os.makedirs(directory)
 
         with open(self.output_file, "w") as file:
diff --git a/src/crewai/telemetry/telemetry.py b/src/crewai/telemetry/telemetry.py
index 4d6f4a67f..067d1bb22 100644
--- a/src/crewai/telemetry/telemetry.py
+++ b/src/crewai/telemetry/telemetry.py
@@ -256,9 +256,11 @@ class Telemetry:
                                 "async_execution?": task.async_execution,
                                 "output": task.expected_output,
                                 "agent_role": task.agent.role if task.agent else "None",
-                                "context": [task.description for task in task.context]
-                                if task.context
-                                else "None",
+                                "context": (
+                                    [task.description for task in task.context]
+                                    if task.context
+                                    else "None"
+                                ),
                                 "tools_names": [
                                     tool.name.casefold() for tool in task.tools
                                 ],