diff --git a/crewai_tools/tools/llamaindex_tool/llamaindex_tool.py b/crewai_tools/tools/llamaindex_tool/llamaindex_tool.py
index 61a7479..ba26058 100644
--- a/crewai_tools/tools/llamaindex_tool/llamaindex_tool.py
+++ b/crewai_tools/tools/llamaindex_tool/llamaindex_tool.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ def _run(
         from llama_index.core.tools import BaseTool as LlamaBaseTool
 
         tool = cast(LlamaBaseTool, self.llama_index_tool)
+
+        if self.result_as_answer:
+            return tool(*args, **kwargs).content
+
         return tool(*args, **kwargs)
 
     @classmethod