diff --git a/backend/open_webui/apps/ollama/main.py b/backend/open_webui/apps/ollama/main.py
index 0ac1f0401..71a40cb47 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/apps/ollama/main.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/apps/ollama/main.py
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ async def generate_embeddings(
     url_idx: Optional[int] = None,
     user=Depends(get_verified_user),
 ):
-    return generate_ollama_batch_embeddings(form_data, url_idx)
+    return await generate_ollama_batch_embeddings(form_data, url_idx)
 
 
 @app.post("/api/embeddings")