diff --git a/lightrag/lightrag.py b/lightrag/lightrag.py
index 67ec2308..47a6f7e6 100644
--- a/lightrag/lightrag.py
+++ b/lightrag/lightrag.py
@@ -527,6 +527,16 @@ class LightRAG:
         logger.debug(f"LightRAG init with param:\n  {_print_config}\n")
 
         # Init Embedding
+        # Step 1: Capture max_token_size before applying decorator (decorator strips dataclass attributes)
+        embedding_max_token_size = None
+        if self.embedding_func and hasattr(self.embedding_func, "max_token_size"):
+            embedding_max_token_size = self.embedding_func.max_token_size
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Captured embedding max_token_size: {embedding_max_token_size}"
+            )
+        self.embedding_token_limit = embedding_max_token_size
+
+        # Step 2: Apply priority wrapper decorator
         self.embedding_func = priority_limit_async_func_call(
             self.embedding_func_max_async,
             llm_timeout=self.default_embedding_timeout,