diff --git a/scripts/api.py b/scripts/api.py
index d64eed1..8d059d0 100644
--- a/scripts/api.py
+++ b/scripts/api.py
@@ -518,13 +518,13 @@ def _push_chat_turn_to_graphiti(conversation_id, user_message, assistant_message
             # is empirically ~20 min wall-clock. We're patient; chat isn't.
             r = requests.post(f"{GRAPHITI_URL}/episodes", json=payload, timeout=1800)
             if r.status_code == 200:
-                print(f"[graphiti-push] turn ingested: {episode_name}")
+                print(f"[graphiti-push] turn ingested: {episode_name}", flush=True)
             else:
-                print(f"[graphiti-push] non-200 ({r.status_code}) for {episode_name}: {r.text[:200]}")
+                print(f"[graphiti-push] non-200 ({r.status_code}) for {episode_name}: {r.text[:200]}", flush=True)
         except requests.RequestException as e:
-            print(f"[graphiti-push] request failed: {e}")
+            print(f"[graphiti-push] request failed: {e}", flush=True)
         except Exception as e:
-            print(f"[graphiti-push] unexpected error: {e}")
+            print(f"[graphiti-push] unexpected error: {e}", flush=True)
 
     threading.Thread(target=_work, daemon=True).start()