diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/crew_agent_executor.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/crew_agent_executor.py
index 45d4f84f3..de19934d6 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/crew_agent_executor.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/crew_agent_executor.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from collections.abc import Callable
 import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, cast
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, GetCoreSchemaHandler
+from pydantic import BaseModel, GetCoreSchemaHandler, ValidationError
 from pydantic_core import CoreSchema, core_schema
 
 from crewai.agents.agent_builder.base_agent_executor_mixin import CrewAgentExecutorMixin
@@ -244,7 +244,20 @@ class CrewAgentExecutor(CrewAgentExecutorMixin):
                     response_model=self.response_model,
                     executor_context=self,
                 )
-                formatted_answer = process_llm_response(answer, self.use_stop_words)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+                if self.response_model is not None:
+                    try:
+                        self.response_model.model_validate_json(answer)
+                        formatted_answer = AgentFinish(
+                            thought="",
+                            output=answer,
+                            text=answer,
+                        )
+                    except ValidationError:
+                        formatted_answer = process_llm_response(
+                            answer, self.use_stop_words
+                        )  # type: ignore[assignment]
+                else:
+                    formatted_answer = process_llm_response(answer, self.use_stop_words)  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
                 if isinstance(formatted_answer, AgentAction):
                     # Extract agent fingerprint if available
@@ -278,7 +291,7 @@ class CrewAgentExecutor(CrewAgentExecutorMixin):
                     )
 
                 self._invoke_step_callback(formatted_answer)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-                self._append_message(formatted_answer.text)  # type: ignore[union-attr,attr-defined]
+                self._append_message(formatted_answer.text)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
 
             except OutputParserError as e:
                 formatted_answer = handle_output_parser_exception(  # type: ignore[assignment]
@@ -398,7 +411,21 @@ class CrewAgentExecutor(CrewAgentExecutorMixin):
                     response_model=self.response_model,
                     executor_context=self,
                 )
-                formatted_answer = process_llm_response(answer, self.use_stop_words)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+                if self.response_model is not None:
+                    try:
+                        self.response_model.model_validate_json(answer)
+                        formatted_answer = AgentFinish(
+                            thought="",
+                            output=answer,
+                            text=answer,
+                        )
+                    except ValidationError:
+                        formatted_answer = process_llm_response(
+                            answer, self.use_stop_words
+                        )  # type: ignore[assignment]
+                else:
+                    formatted_answer = process_llm_response(answer, self.use_stop_words)  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
                 if isinstance(formatted_answer, AgentAction):
                     fingerprint_context = {}
@@ -431,7 +458,7 @@ class CrewAgentExecutor(CrewAgentExecutorMixin):
                     )
 
                 self._invoke_step_callback(formatted_answer)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-                self._append_message(formatted_answer.text)  # type: ignore[union-attr,attr-defined]
+                self._append_message(formatted_answer.text)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
 
             except OutputParserError as e:
                 formatted_answer = handle_output_parser_exception(  # type: ignore[assignment]