diff --git a/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py b/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
index 7b54a1a1..ca90378c 100644
--- a/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
@@ -1021,14 +1021,20 @@ def count_tokens(
             elif isinstance(part, dict):
                 # If part is a dict but not a recognized type, convert to JSON string
                 try:
-                    message_content_parts.append(json.dumps(part))
+                    # Skip non-serializable binary values for token counting
+                    serializable_part = {
+                        k: v for k, v in part.items() if not isinstance(v, (bytes, bytearray, memoryview))
+                    }
+                    message_content_parts.append(json.dumps(serializable_part))
                 except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
-                    logger.warning(f"Failed to serialize part {part} to JSON: {e}. Skipping.")
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"Failed to serialize part {part} to JSON. Assume its an image for token counting.\n{e}."
+                    )
                     image_count += 1  # Treat as an image/binary if serialization fails
             elif isinstance(part, str):
                 message_content_parts.append(part)
             else:
-                logger.warning(f"Unknown message type: {part}. Skipping.")
+                logger.warning(f"Unknown message type: {part}. Skip for token counting.")
         message_content = "\n".join(message_content_parts).rstrip()
         return len(encoder.encode(message_content)) + image_count * 500
     elif isinstance(message_content, str):