diff --git a/src/tools/memory.ts b/src/tools/memory.ts
index a93ffb4..ca0c527 100644
--- a/src/tools/memory.ts
+++ b/src/tools/memory.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ export function createMemoryTools(state: ToolRuntimeState) {
         if (results.length === 0) return "No relevant memory found.";
 
         for (const result of results) {
-          state.store.updateMemoryUsage(result.record.id, activeScope, scopes).catch(() => {});
+          try {
+            await state.store.updateMemoryUsage(result.record.id, activeScope, scopes);
+          } catch {
+          }
         }
 
         return results
diff --git a/test/regression/plugin.test.ts b/test/regression/plugin.test.ts
index 4f7d37c..d7a02ce 100644
--- a/test/regression/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/test/regression/plugin.test.ts
@@ -247,23 +247,18 @@ async function retryWithDelay<T>(
   delayMs = 100,
   shouldRetry?: (result: T) => boolean,
 ): Promise<T> {
-  let lastError: unknown;
+  let lastResult: T | undefined;
   for (let attempt = 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++) {
     if (attempt > 0) {
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delayMs * attempt));
     }
-    try {
-      const result = await fn();
-      if (!shouldRetry || !shouldRetry(result)) {
-        return result;
-      }
-      lastError = new Error(`Attempt ${attempt + 1} returned result that needs retry`);
-    } catch (e) {
-      lastError = e;
-      if (attempt === maxAttempts - 1) throw e;
+    const result = await fn();
+    lastResult = result;
+    if (!shouldRetry || !shouldRetry(result)) {
+      return result;
     }
   }
-  throw lastError;
+  return lastResult as T;
 }
 
 test("auto-capture stores qualifying output with decision category and skips short output", async () => {
@@ -463,15 +458,8 @@ test("memory_delete and memory_clear reject destructive operations without confi
 
   try {
     await harness.capture("Resolved successfully after rotating the stale token and reloading the API gateway config.");
-    // Use retryWithDelay to handle async write delay - search might not find immediately after capture
-    const searchOutput = await retryWithDelay(
-      () =>
-        withPatchedFetch(() =>
-          harness.toolHooks.memory_search.execute({ query: "stale token API gateway", limit: 5 }, harness.context),
-        ),
-      3,
-      100,
-      (result) => result === "No relevant memory found." || !result.match(/\[([^\]]+)\]/),
+    const searchOutput = await withPatchedFetch(() =>
+      harness.toolHooks.memory_search.execute({ query: "stale token API gateway", limit: 5 }, harness.context),
     );
     const recordId = searchOutput.match(/\[([^\]]+)\]/)?.[1];
     assert.ok(recordId, `Expected recordId in searchOutput, got: ${searchOutput}`);