diff --git a/epiphany-core/src/semantic_backend.rs b/epiphany-core/src/semantic_backend.rs
index 9162b58f..1c98c638 100644
--- a/epiphany-core/src/semantic_backend.rs
+++ b/epiphany-core/src/semantic_backend.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use serde_json::{Value, json};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 const POINT_BATCH_SIZE: usize = 128;
-const EMBED_BATCH_SIZE: usize = 32;
+const EMBED_BATCH_SIZE: usize = 4;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct QdrantConfig {