# result\_as\_answer=True, custom tools and manager based hierarchical crew doesn't seem to work
**URL:** https://community.crewai.com/t/result-as-answer-true-custom-tools-and-manager-based-hierarchical-crew-doesnt-seem-to-work/2067
**Category:** General
**Tags:** tools\_issues
**Created:** [December 15, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/result-as-answer-true-custom-tools-and-manager-based-hierarchical-crew-doesnt-seem-to-work/2067 "2024-12-15T22:22:02Z")
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### Author:  [@andrew3](https://community.crewai.com/u/andrew3)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/result-as-answer-true-custom-tools-and-manager-based-hierarchical-crew-doesnt-seem-to-work/2067/1 "2024-12-15T22:22:02Z")
If I use a sequential crew process with a custom tool and set result\_as\_answer=True I get a clear output which the task doesn’t modify.
However, when using a hierarchical crew, the output is modified and often … (truncated for brevity) … etc - it seems like this setting isn’t be honored when the task is delegated.
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### Author:  [@David\_Ryan](https://community.crewai.com/u/David_Ryan)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/result-as-answer-true-custom-tools-and-manager-based-hierarchical-crew-doesnt-seem-to-work/2067/2 "2025-04-24T18:23:13Z")
Also seeing this issue when working in hierarchical crews, did you find any solution?