diff --git a/backend/app/api/knowledge_base_routes.py b/backend/app/api/knowledge_base_routes.py
index 969fd8c..e832e95 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/knowledge_base_routes.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/knowledge_base_routes.py
@@ -253,13 +253,14 @@ async def trigger_processing(
 
     user_id, user_name = await _get_user_info(db, user)
 
-    # Create the job
+    # Create the job and commit immediately so the background task can see it
     job = await repo.create_processing_job(
         knowledge_base_id=kb_id,
         total_documents=len(docs),
         triggered_by_id=user_id,
         triggered_by_name=user_name,
     )
+    await db.commit()
 
     # Start background processing
     background_tasks.add_task(