diff --git a/methods/EverCore/demo/utils/simple_memory_manager.py b/methods/EverCore/demo/utils/simple_memory_manager.py
index 93898d22..4bd9a904 100644
--- a/methods/EverCore/demo/utils/simple_memory_manager.py
+++ b/methods/EverCore/demo/utils/simple_memory_manager.py
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ async def store(self, content: str, sender: str = "User") -> bool:
             async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=500.0) as client:
                 response = await client.post(self.memorize_url, json=payload)
                 response.raise_for_status()
+
+                # Background mode returns 202 Accepted
+                if response.status_code == 202:
+                    print(
+                        f"  ⏳ Accepted: {content[:40]}... (Processing in background)"
+                    )
+                    return True
+
                 result = response.json()
 
                 # v1 response: {"data": {"status": "...", "count": N, ...}}