diff --git a/src/crewai/agent.py b/src/crewai/agent.py
index f07408133..cfebc18e5 100644
--- a/src/crewai/agent.py
+++ b/src/crewai/agent.py
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ class Agent(BaseAgent):
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def post_init_setup(self):
-        self._set_knowledge()
         self.agent_ops_agent_name = self.role
 
         self.llm = create_llm(self.llm)
@@ -134,8 +133,11 @@ class Agent(BaseAgent):
             self.cache_handler = CacheHandler()
         self.set_cache_handler(self.cache_handler)
 
-    def _set_knowledge(self):
+    def set_knowledge(self, crew_embedder: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
         try:
+            if self.embedder is None and crew_embedder:
+                self.embedder = crew_embedder
+
             if self.knowledge_sources:
                 full_pattern = re.compile(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9\-_\r\n]|(\.\.)")
                 knowledge_agent_name = f"{re.sub(full_pattern, '_', self.role)}"
diff --git a/src/crewai/agents/agent_builder/base_agent.py b/src/crewai/agents/agent_builder/base_agent.py
index 64110c2ae..f39fafb99 100644
--- a/src/crewai/agents/agent_builder/base_agent.py
+++ b/src/crewai/agents/agent_builder/base_agent.py
@@ -351,3 +351,6 @@ class BaseAgent(ABC, BaseModel):
         if not self._rpm_controller:
             self._rpm_controller = rpm_controller
             self.create_agent_executor()
+
+    def set_knowledge(self, crew_embedder: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+        pass
diff --git a/src/crewai/crew.py b/src/crewai/crew.py
index cf627700e..9cecfed3a 100644
--- a/src/crewai/crew.py
+++ b/src/crewai/crew.py
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                 agent.i18n = i18n
                 # type: ignore[attr-defined] # Argument 1 to "_interpolate_inputs" of "Crew" has incompatible type "dict[str, Any] | None"; expected "dict[str, Any]"
                 agent.crew = self  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                agent.set_knowledge(crew_embedder=self.embedder)
                 # TODO: Create an AgentFunctionCalling protocol for future refactoring
                 if not agent.function_calling_llm:  # type: ignore # "BaseAgent" has no attribute "function_calling_llm"
                     agent.function_calling_llm = self.function_calling_llm  # type: ignore # "BaseAgent" has no attribute "function_calling_llm"