diff --git a/src/crewai/tools/tool_usage.py b/src/crewai/tools/tool_usage.py
index 917106abe..5a37053a7 100644
--- a/src/crewai/tools/tool_usage.py
+++ b/src/crewai/tools/tool_usage.py
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ class ToolUsage:
 
         if original_tool and hasattr(original_tool, "result_as_answer") and original_tool.result_as_answer:
             result_as_answer = original_tool.result_as_answer
+            data["result_as_answer"] = result_as_answer
         elif available_tool and hasattr(available_tool, "result_as_answer") and available_tool.result_as_answer:
             result_as_answer = available_tool.result_as_answer  # type: ignore # Item "None" of "Any | None" has no attribute "result_as_answer"
             data["result_as_answer"] = result_as_answer  # type: ignore