diff --git a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useKnowledge.ts b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useKnowledge.ts
index 464195aff..155316339 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useKnowledge.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useKnowledge.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export const useKnowledge = (baseId: string) => {
         processingProgress: 0,
         processingError: '',
         uniqueId: undefined,
+        retryCount: 0,
         updated_at: Date.now()
       })
       checkAllBases()
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export const useKnowledge = (baseId: string) => {
       processingProgress: 0,
       processingError: '',
       uniqueId: undefined,
+      retryCount: 0,
       updated_at: Date.now()
     })
     setTimeout(() => KnowledgeQueue.checkAllBases(), 0)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/queue/KnowledgeQueue.ts b/src/renderer/src/queue/KnowledgeQueue.ts
index 7b23895b4..e10a7e01b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/queue/KnowledgeQueue.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/queue/KnowledgeQueue.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class KnowledgeQueue {
 
       let processableItem = findProcessableItem()
       while (processableItem) {
-        this.processItem(baseId, processableItem).then()
+        await this.processItem(baseId, processableItem)
         processableItem = findProcessableItem()
       }
     } finally {
@@ -99,7 +99,27 @@ class KnowledgeQueue {
     const userId = getStoreSetting('userId')
     try {
       if (item.retryCount && item.retryCount >= this.MAX_RETRIES) {
-        logger.info(`Item ${item.id} has reached max retries, skipping`)
+        const errorMessage = item.processingError
+          ? `Max retries exceeded: ${item.processingError}`
+          : 'Max retries exceeded'
+        logger.warn(`Item ${item.id} has reached max retries, marking as failed`)
+        notificationService.send({
+          id: uuid(),
+          type: 'error',
+          title: t('common.knowledge_base'),
+          message: t('notification.knowledge.error', { error: errorMessage }),
+          silent: false,
+          timestamp: Date.now(),
+          source: 'knowledge'
+        })
+        store.dispatch(
+          updateItemProcessingStatus({
+            baseId,
+            itemId: item.id,
+            status: 'failed',
+            error: errorMessage
+          })
+        )
         return
       }