diff --git a/lightrag/lightrag.py b/lightrag/lightrag.py
index 1b1afdfc..8d9c1678 100644
--- a/lightrag/lightrag.py
+++ b/lightrag/lightrag.py
@@ -706,10 +706,27 @@ class LightRAG:
         pipeline_status_lock = get_pipeline_status_lock()
 
         # Check if another process is already processing the queue
-        process_documents = False
         async with pipeline_status_lock:
             # Ensure only one worker is processing documents
             if not pipeline_status.get("busy", False):
+                # 先检查是否有需要处理的文档
+                processing_docs, failed_docs, pending_docs = await asyncio.gather(
+                    self.doc_status.get_docs_by_status(DocStatus.PROCESSING),
+                    self.doc_status.get_docs_by_status(DocStatus.FAILED),
+                    self.doc_status.get_docs_by_status(DocStatus.PENDING),
+                )
+
+                to_process_docs: dict[str, DocProcessingStatus] = {}
+                to_process_docs.update(processing_docs)
+                to_process_docs.update(failed_docs)
+                to_process_docs.update(pending_docs)
+
+                # 如果没有需要处理的文档，直接返回，保留 pipeline_status 中的内容不变
+                if not to_process_docs:
+                    logger.info("No documents to process")
+                    return
+
+                # 有文档需要处理，更新 pipeline_status
                 pipeline_status.update(
                     {
                         "busy": True,
@@ -723,37 +740,18 @@ class LightRAG:
                     }
                 )
                 # Cleaning history_messages without breaking it as a shared list object
-                try:
-                    del pipeline_status["history_messages"][:]
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Error clearing pipeline history_messages: {str(e)}")
-
-                process_documents = True
+                del pipeline_status["history_messages"][:]
             else:
                 # Another process is busy, just set request flag and return
                 pipeline_status["request_pending"] = True
                 logger.info(
                     "Another process is already processing the document queue. Request queued."
                 )
-
-        if not process_documents:
-            return
+                return
 
         try:
             # Process documents until no more documents or requests
             while True:
-                # 1. Get all pending, failed, and abnormally terminated processing documents.
-                processing_docs, failed_docs, pending_docs = await asyncio.gather(
-                    self.doc_status.get_docs_by_status(DocStatus.PROCESSING),
-                    self.doc_status.get_docs_by_status(DocStatus.FAILED),
-                    self.doc_status.get_docs_by_status(DocStatus.PENDING),
-                )
-
-                to_process_docs: dict[str, DocProcessingStatus] = {}
-                to_process_docs.update(processing_docs)
-                to_process_docs.update(failed_docs)
-                to_process_docs.update(pending_docs)
-
                 if not to_process_docs:
                     log_message = "All documents have been processed or are duplicates"
                     logger.info(log_message)
@@ -761,20 +759,18 @@ class LightRAG:
                     pipeline_status["history_messages"].append(log_message)
                     break
 
-                # Update pipeline status with document count (with lock)
-                pipeline_status["docs"] = len(to_process_docs)
-
                 # 2. split docs into chunks, insert chunks, update doc status
                 docs_batches = [
                     list(to_process_docs.items())[i : i + self.max_parallel_insert]
                     for i in range(0, len(to_process_docs), self.max_parallel_insert)
                 ]
 
-                # Update pipeline status with batch information (directly, as it's atomic)
-                pipeline_status.update({"batchs": len(docs_batches), "cur_batch": 0})
-
                 log_message = f"Number of batches to process: {len(docs_batches)}."
                 logger.info(log_message)
+
+                # Update pipeline status with current batch information
+                pipeline_status["docs"] += len(to_process_docs)
+                pipeline_status["batchs"] += len(docs_batches)
                 pipeline_status["latest_message"] = log_message
                 pipeline_status["history_messages"].append(log_message)
 
@@ -782,7 +778,7 @@ class LightRAG:
                 # 3. iterate over batches
                 for batch_idx, docs_batch in enumerate(docs_batches):
                     # Update current batch in pipeline status (directly, as it's atomic)
-                    pipeline_status["cur_batch"] = batch_idx + 1
+                    pipeline_status["cur_batch"] += 1
 
                     async def batch(
                         batch_idx: int,
@@ -895,6 +891,18 @@ class LightRAG:
                 pipeline_status["latest_message"] = log_message
                 pipeline_status["history_messages"].append(log_message)
 
+                # 获取新的待处理文档
+                processing_docs, failed_docs, pending_docs = await asyncio.gather(
+                    self.doc_status.get_docs_by_status(DocStatus.PROCESSING),
+                    self.doc_status.get_docs_by_status(DocStatus.FAILED),
+                    self.doc_status.get_docs_by_status(DocStatus.PENDING),
+                )
+
+                to_process_docs = {}
+                to_process_docs.update(processing_docs)
+                to_process_docs.update(failed_docs)
+                to_process_docs.update(pending_docs)
+
         finally:
             log_message = "Document processing pipeline completed"
             logger.info(log_message)