diff --git a/src/crewai/task.py b/src/crewai/task.py
index 9e98adb1a5..8b1a05ca0b 100644
--- a/src/crewai/task.py
+++ b/src/crewai/task.py
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ def _execute_core(
         tools: Optional[List[Any]],
     ) -> TaskOutput:
         """Run the core execution logic of the task."""
-        self.agent = agent
         agent = agent or self.agent
+        self.agent = agent
         if not agent:
             raise Exception(
                 f"The task '{self.description}' has no agent assigned, therefore it can't be executed directly and should be executed in a Crew using a specific process that support that, like hierarchical."