diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/embeddings.py b/src/khoj/processor/embeddings.py
index cc710a92..e15e75bb 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/embeddings.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/embeddings.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class EmbeddingsModel:
                 "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.api_key}",
                 "Content-Type": "application/json",
             }
+            embeddings = []
             with tqdm.tqdm(total=len(docs)) as pbar:
                 for i in range(0, len(docs), 1000):
                     payload = {"inputs": docs[i : i + 1000]}