diff --git a/src/services/sync.ts b/src/services/sync.ts
index bfaf828f9..c9ef66eb0 100644
--- a/src/services/sync.ts
+++ b/src/services/sync.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,15 @@ function getEntityChangeRow(entityChange: EntityChange) {
             }
         }
 
+        // Special handling for note_embeddings embedding field
+        if (entityName === "note_embeddings") {
+            // Cast to any to access the embedding property
+            const row = entityRow as any;
+            if (row.embedding && Buffer.isBuffer(row.embedding)) {
+                row.embedding = row.embedding.toString("base64");
+            }
+        }
+
         return entityRow;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/services/sync_update.ts b/src/services/sync_update.ts
index 0e7f7bc64..42018bcbc 100644
--- a/src/services/sync_update.ts
+++ b/src/services/sync_update.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ function updateNoteEmbedding(remoteEC: EntityChange, remoteEntityRow: EntityRow
     // Cast remoteEntityRow to include required embedding properties
     const typedRemoteEntityRow = remoteEntityRow as unknown as NoteEmbeddingRow;
 
+    // Convert embedding from base64 string to Buffer if needed
+    if (typedRemoteEntityRow.embedding && typeof typedRemoteEntityRow.embedding === "string") {
+        typedRemoteEntityRow.embedding = Buffer.from(typedRemoteEntityRow.embedding, "base64");
+    }
+
     const localEntityRow = sql.getRow<NoteEmbeddingRow>(`SELECT * FROM note_embeddings WHERE embedId = ?`, [remoteEC.entityId]);
 
     if (localEntityRow) {