diff --git a/src/crewai/task.py b/src/crewai/task.py
index 43b9c26c2..273fdfefa 100644
--- a/src/crewai/task.py
+++ b/src/crewai/task.py
@@ -221,6 +221,16 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
 
         if self.output_pydantic or self.output_json:
             model = self.output_pydantic or self.output_json
+
+            # try to convert task_output directly to pydantic/json
+            try:
+                exported_result = model.model_validate_json(result)
+                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
 
             if not self._is_gpt(llm):