diff --git a/apps/agent-coordinator/src/app/routing/load_balancer.py b/apps/agent-coordinator/src/app/routing/load_balancer.py
index 9dbd5099..5a2389d6 100644
--- a/apps/agent-coordinator/src/app/routing/load_balancer.py
+++ b/apps/agent-coordinator/src/app/routing/load_balancer.py
@@ -652,13 +652,16 @@ class TaskDistributor:
                     task_data=task_info["task_data"]
                 )
                 
-                # Send task to agent (implementation depends on communication system)
-                await self._send_task_to_agent(agent_id, task_message)
+                # Send task to agent
+                send_success = await self._send_task_to_agent(agent_id, task_message)
                 
-                self.distribution_stats["tasks_distributed"] += 1
-                
-                # Simulate task completion (in real implementation, this would be event-driven)
-                asyncio.create_task(self._simulate_task_completion(task_info, agent_id))
+                if send_success:
+                    self.distribution_stats["tasks_distributed"] += 1
+                    # In real implementation, task completion would be event-driven when agent responds
+                    # For now, just mark as distributed
+                else:
+                    logger.warning(f"Failed to send task to agent {agent_id}")
+                    self.distribution_stats["tasks_failed"] += 1
                 
             else:
                 logger.warning(f"Failed to distribute task: no suitable agent found")
@@ -692,12 +695,27 @@ class TaskDistributor:
                 logger.error(f"Agent {agent_id} has no HTTP endpoint")
                 return False
             
+            # Convert message to dict and handle datetime serialization
+            message_dict = task_message.to_dict()
+            
+            # Ensure payload is JSON serializable (convert datetime objects)
+            def convert_datetime(obj):
+                if isinstance(obj, datetime):
+                    return obj.isoformat()
+                elif isinstance(obj, dict):
+                    return {k: convert_datetime(v) for k, v in obj.items()}
+                elif isinstance(obj, list):
+                    return [convert_datetime(item) for item in obj]
+                return obj
+            
+            message_dict["payload"] = convert_datetime(message_dict["payload"])
+            
             # Send task to agent via HTTP POST
             import httpx
             async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=5.0) as client:
                 response = await client.post(
                     f"{http_endpoint}/tasks/execute",
-                    json=task_message.to_dict()
+                    json=message_dict
                 )
                 
                 if response.status_code in (200, 201, 202):
diff --git a/apps/agent-coordinator/test_agent_endpoint.py b/apps/agent-coordinator/test_agent_endpoint.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b851c340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/agent-coordinator/test_agent_endpoint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+"""
+Simple test agent endpoint to verify task distribution
+Listens on port 9997 and accepts task execution requests
+"""
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from typing import Dict, Any, Optional
+import uvicorn
+from datetime import datetime
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Test Agent Endpoint")
+
+
+class TaskMessage(BaseModel):
+    """Task message structure"""
+    id: str
+    sender_id: str
+    receiver_id: Optional[str]
+    message_type: str
+    priority: str
+    timestamp: str
+    payload: Dict[str, Any]
+    correlation_id: Optional[str]
+    reply_to: Optional[str]
+    ttl: int
+
+
+class TaskResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Task execution response"""
+    status: str
+    task_id: str
+    agent_id: str
+    executed_at: str
+    result: Dict[str, Any]
+
+
+@app.get("/")
+async def root():
+    """Health check endpoint"""
+    return {
+        "status": "running",
+        "agent_id": "test-agent-9997",
+        "timestamp": datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
+    }
+
+
+@app.get("/health")
+async def health():
+    """Health check endpoint"""
+    return {
+        "status": "healthy",
+        "agent_id": "test-agent-9997"
+    }
+
+
+@app.post("/tasks/execute")
+async def execute_task(task: TaskMessage):
+    """Execute a task sent by the task distributor"""
+    try:
+        print(f"[{datetime.utcnow()}] Received task:")
+        print(f"  Task ID: {task.id}")
+        print(f"  From: {task.sender_id}")
+        print(f"  Type: {task.message_type}")
+        print(f"  Priority: {task.priority}")
+        print(f"  Payload: {task.payload}")
+        
+        # Simulate task processing
+        task_data = task.payload.get("task_data", {})
+        task_type = task_data.get("task_type", "unknown")
+        
+        # Simple task simulation
+        result = {
+            "status": "completed",
+            "output": f"Task {task_type} executed successfully",
+            "processing_time_ms": 100
+        }
+        
+        response = TaskResponse(
+            status="success",
+            task_id=task.id,
+            agent_id="test-agent-9997",
+            executed_at=datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
+            result=result
+        )
+        
+        print(f"[{datetime.utcnow()}] Task executed successfully")
+        return response
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[{datetime.utcnow()}] Error executing task: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Starting test agent endpoint on port 9997...")
+    uvicorn.run(
+        app,
+        host="0.0.0.0",
+        port=9997,
+        log_level="info"
+    )