diff --git a/lightrag/operate.py b/lightrag/operate.py
index 055f0f80..318efdfc 100644
--- a/lightrag/operate.py
+++ b/lightrag/operate.py
@@ -674,11 +674,17 @@ async def extract_entities(
         # Return the extracted nodes and edges for centralized processing
         return maybe_nodes, maybe_edges
 
-    # Handle all chunks in parallel and collect results
-    # Create tasks for all chunks
+    # Get max async tasks limit from global_config
+    llm_model_max_async = global_config.get("llm_model_max_async", 4)
+    semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(llm_model_max_async)
+
+    async def _process_with_semaphore(chunk):
+        async with semaphore:
+            return await _process_single_content(chunk)
+
     tasks = []
     for c in ordered_chunks:
-        task = asyncio.create_task(_process_single_content(c))
+        task = asyncio.create_task(_process_with_semaphore(c))
         tasks.append(task)
 
     # Wait for tasks to complete or for the first exception to occur
@@ -755,7 +761,7 @@ async def extract_entities(
         total_entities_count = len(entities_data)
         total_relations_count = len(relationships_data)
 
-        log_message = f"Updating vector storage: {total_entities_count} entities"
+        log_message = f"Updating vector storage: {total_entities_count} entities..."
         logger.info(log_message)
         if pipeline_status is not None:
             async with pipeline_status_lock:
@@ -776,7 +782,9 @@ async def extract_entities(
             }
             await entity_vdb.upsert(data_for_vdb)
 
-        log_message = f"Updating vector storage: {total_relations_count} relationships"
+        log_message = (
+            f"Updating vector storage: {total_relations_count} relationships..."
+        )
         logger.info(log_message)
         if pipeline_status is not None:
             async with pipeline_status_lock: