diff --git a/tools/ingest_dir.py b/tools/ingest_dir.py
index 5eb9009..d1d9ed0 100755
--- a/tools/ingest_dir.py
+++ b/tools/ingest_dir.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os, sys, hashlib, psycopg, requests, json
 
 DB=os.environ.get("DB_URL","dbname=kompanion user=kompanion host=/var/run/postgresq")
 OLLAMA=os.environ.get("OLLAMA_BASE","http://127.0.0.1:11434")
-MODEL=os.environ.get("EMBED_MODEL","mxbai-embed-large")
+MODEL=os.environ.get("EMBED_MODEL","bge-m3:latest")
 SPACE=os.environ.get("EMBED_SPACE","dev_knowledge")  # dev_knowledge | pattern_exchange | runtime_memory
 
 def sha256(p):