diff --git a/raggify/src/raggify/ingest/ingest.py b/raggify/src/raggify/ingest/ingest.py
index e8825cf..d744fb9 100644
--- a/raggify/src/raggify/ingest/ingest.py
+++ b/raggify/src/raggify/ingest/ingest.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ async def aingest_path(
         video_nodes=videos,
         persist_dir=rt.cfg.pipeline.persist_dir,
         pipe_batch_size=pipe_batch_size,
+        force=force,
         is_canceled=is_canceled,
     )
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ async def aingest_path_list(
         video_nodes=videos,
         persist_dir=rt.cfg.pipeline.persist_dir,
         pipe_batch_size=pipe_batch_size,
+        force=force,
         is_canceled=is_canceled,
     )
 
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ async def aingest_url(
         video_nodes=videos,
         persist_dir=rt.cfg.pipeline.persist_dir,
         pipe_batch_size=pipe_batch_size,
+        force=force,
         is_canceled=is_canceled,
     )
 
@@ -288,5 +291,6 @@ async def aingest_url_list(
         video_nodes=videos,
         persist_dir=rt.cfg.pipeline.persist_dir,
         pipe_batch_size=pipe_batch_size,
+        force=force,
         is_canceled=is_canceled,
     )
diff --git a/raggify/src/raggify/ingest/upsert.py b/raggify/src/raggify/ingest/upsert.py
index 5f00b88..26a9e83 100644
--- a/raggify/src/raggify/ingest/upsert.py
+++ b/raggify/src/raggify/ingest/upsert.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ async def _process_batch(
     batch: Sequence[BaseNode],
     modality: Modality,
     persist_dir: Optional[Path],
+    force: bool,
     is_canceled: Callable[[], bool],
 ) -> Sequence[BaseNode]:
     """Process a batch of nodes through the pipeline.
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ async def _process_batch(
         batch (Sequence[BaseNode]): Nodes in the batch.
         modality (Modality): Target modality.
         persist_dir (Optional[Path]): Persist directory.
+        force (bool): Whether to force reingestion even if already present.
         is_canceled (Callable[[], bool]): Cancellation flag for the job.
 
     Raises:
@@ -236,6 +238,13 @@ async def _process_batch(
     try:
         pipe.reset_nodes()
         transformed_nodes = await pipe.arun(nodes=batch)
+
+        if force and not transformed_nodes:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "no nodes were transformed in force mode, "
+                "flushing existing nodes and reprocessing"
+            )
+
         rt.pipeline.persist(pipe=pipe, modality=modality, persist_dir=persist_dir)
 
         # Return [] if no nodes were processed
@@ -269,6 +278,7 @@ async def _process_batches(
     modality: Modality,
     persist_dir: Optional[Path],
     pipe_batch_size: int,
+    force: bool,
     is_canceled: Callable[[], bool],
     batch_interval_sec: float,
     batch_retry_interval_sec: list[float],
@@ -280,6 +290,7 @@ async def _process_batches(
         modality (Modality): Target modality.
         persist_dir (Optional[Path]): Persist directory.
         pipe_batch_size (int): Number of nodes processed per pipeline batch.
+        force (bool): Whether to force reingestion even if already present.
         is_canceled (Callable[[], bool]): Cancellation flag for the job.
         batch_interval_sec (float): Delay between processing batches in seconds.
         batch_retry_interval_sec (list[float]):
@@ -308,6 +319,7 @@ async def _process_batches(
                     batch=batch,
                     modality=modality,
                     persist_dir=persist_dir,
+                    force=force,
                     is_canceled=is_canceled,
                 )
                 transformed += len(temp)
@@ -366,6 +378,7 @@ async def aupsert_nodes(
     video_nodes: Sequence[VideoNode],
     persist_dir: Optional[Path],
     pipe_batch_size: int,
+    force: bool,
     is_canceled: Callable[[], bool],
 ) -> None:
     """Upsert nodes into stores.
@@ -377,6 +390,7 @@ async def aupsert_nodes(
         video_nodes (Sequence[VideoNode]): Video nodes.
         persist_dir (Optional[Path]): Persist directory.
         pipe_batch_size (int): Number of nodes processed per pipeline batch.
+        force (bool): Whether to force reingestion even if already present.
         is_canceled (Callable[[], bool]): Cancellation flag for the job.
     """
     rt = _rt()
@@ -391,6 +405,7 @@ async def aupsert_nodes(
                 modality=Modality.TEXT,
                 persist_dir=persist_dir,
                 pipe_batch_size=pipe_batch_size,
+                force=force,
                 is_canceled=is_canceled,
                 batch_interval_sec=batch_interval_sec,
                 batch_retry_interval_sec=batch_retry_interval_sec,
@@ -404,6 +419,7 @@ async def aupsert_nodes(
                 modality=Modality.IMAGE,
                 persist_dir=persist_dir,
                 pipe_batch_size=pipe_batch_size,
+                force=force,
                 is_canceled=is_canceled,
                 batch_interval_sec=batch_interval_sec,
                 batch_retry_interval_sec=batch_retry_interval_sec,
@@ -417,6 +433,7 @@ async def aupsert_nodes(
                 modality=Modality.AUDIO,
                 persist_dir=persist_dir,
                 pipe_batch_size=pipe_batch_size,
+                force=force,
                 is_canceled=is_canceled,
                 batch_interval_sec=batch_interval_sec,
                 batch_retry_interval_sec=batch_retry_interval_sec,
@@ -430,6 +447,7 @@ async def aupsert_nodes(
                 modality=Modality.VIDEO,
                 persist_dir=persist_dir,
                 pipe_batch_size=pipe_batch_size,
+                force=force,
                 is_canceled=is_canceled,
                 batch_interval_sec=batch_interval_sec,
                 batch_retry_interval_sec=batch_retry_interval_sec,