diff --git a/src/crewai/crew.py b/src/crewai/crew.py
index 3b50f31bf..51ea8a710 100644
--- a/src/crewai/crew.py
+++ b/src/crewai/crew.py
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                 context = self._get_context(
                     task, [last_sync_output] if last_sync_output else []
                 )
+                self._log_task_start(task, agent_to_use.role)
                 future = task.execute_async(
                     agent=agent_to_use,
                     context=context,
@@ -669,6 +670,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                     futures.clear()
 
                 context = self._get_context(task, task_outputs)
+                self._log_task_start(task, agent_to_use.role)
                 task_output = task.execute_sync(
                     agent=agent_to_use,
                     context=context,
@@ -741,9 +743,8 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                     # Add the new tool
                     task.tools.append(new_tool)
 
-    def _log_task_start(self, task: Task, agent: Optional[BaseAgent]):
+    def _log_task_start(self, task: Task, role: str = "None"):
         color = self._logging_color
-        role = agent.role if agent else "None"
         self._logger.log("debug", f"== Working Agent: {role}", color=color)
         self._logger.log("info", f"== Starting Task: {task.description}", color=color)
         if self.output_log_file:
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
         futures: List[Tuple[Task, Future[TaskOutput], int]],
         was_replayed: bool = False,
     ) -> List[TaskOutput]:
-        task_outputs = []
+        task_outputs: List[TaskOutput] = []
         for future_task, future, task_index in futures:
             task_output = future.result()
             task_outputs.append(task_output)
diff --git a/src/crewai/task.py b/src/crewai/task.py
index 23c6f7151..57a788f49 100644
--- a/src/crewai/task.py
+++ b/src/crewai/task.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from copy import copy
 from hashlib import md5
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
 
-
 from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
 from opentelemetry.trace import Span
 from pydantic import UUID4, BaseModel, Field, field_validator, model_validator
@@ -255,9 +254,7 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
             content = (
                 json_output
                 if json_output
-                else pydantic_output.model_dump_json()
-                if pydantic_output
-                else result
+                else pydantic_output.model_dump_json() if pydantic_output else result
             )
             self._save_file(content)