diff --git a/api/core/embedding/cached_embedding.py b/api/core/embedding/cached_embedding.py
index 174f259456..045b13ea3f 100644
--- a/api/core/embedding/cached_embedding.py
+++ b/api/core/embedding/cached_embedding.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class CacheEmbedding(Embeddings):
             except:
                 logging.exception('Failed to add embedding to db')
                 continue
-
-            i += 1
+            finally:
+                i += 1
 
         text_embeddings.extend(embedding_results)
         return text_embeddings