diff --git a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/CreateItem.scala b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/CreateItem.scala
index def2e6f4..9bc85a33 100644
--- a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/CreateItem.scala
+++ b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/CreateItem.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package docspell.joex.process
 
+import cats.data.NonEmptyList
 import cats.data.OptionT
 import cats.effect.Sync
 import cats.implicits._
@@ -125,21 +126,31 @@ object CreateItem {
       for {
         cand <- ctx.store.transact(QItem.findByFileIds(fileMetaIds.toSeq))
         _ <-
-          if (cand.nonEmpty) ctx.logger.warn("Found existing item with these files.")
+          if (cand.nonEmpty)
+            ctx.logger.warn(s"Found ${cand.size} existing item with these files.")
           else ().pure[F]
         ht <- cand.drop(1).traverse(ri => QItem.delete(ctx.store)(ri.id, ri.cid))
         _ <-
           if (ht.sum > 0)
             ctx.logger.warn(s"Removed ${ht.sum} items with same attachments")
           else ().pure[F]
-        rms <- OptionT(
-          //load attachments but only those mentioned in the task's arguments
-          cand.headOption.traverse(ri =>
-            ctx.store
-              .transact(RAttachment.findByItemAndCollective(ri.id, ri.cid))
-              .map(_.filter(r => fileMetaIds.contains(r.fileId)))
+        rms <- OptionT
+          .fromOption[F](NonEmptyList.fromList(fileMetaIds.toList))
+          .flatMap(fids =>
+            OptionT(
+              //load attachments but only those mentioned in the task's arguments
+              cand.headOption.traverse(ri =>
+                ctx.store
+                  .transact(RAttachment.findByItemCollectiveSource(ri.id, ri.cid, fids))
+                  .flatTap(ats =>
+                    ctx.logger.debug(
+                      s"Found ${ats.size} attachments. Use only those from task args: ${fileMetaIds}"
+                    )
+                  )
+              )
+            )
           )
-        ).getOrElse(Vector.empty)
+          .getOrElse(Vector.empty)
         orig <- rms.traverse(a =>
           ctx.store.transact(RAttachmentSource.findById(a.id)).map(s => (a, s))
         )
diff --git a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/TextExtraction.scala b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/TextExtraction.scala
index 89bb1f61..112034a4 100644
--- a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/TextExtraction.scala
+++ b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/TextExtraction.scala
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ object TextExtraction {
   ): Task[F, ProcessItemArgs, ItemData] =
     Task { ctx =>
       for {
-        _     <- ctx.logger.info("Starting text extraction")
+        _ <- ctx.logger.info(
+          s"Starting text extraction for ${item.attachments.size} files"
+        )
         start <- Duration.stopTime[F]
         txt <- item.attachments.traverse(
           extractTextIfEmpty(
@@ -31,9 +33,10 @@ object TextExtraction {
             item
           )
         )
-        _ <- ctx.logger.debug("Storing extracted texts")
+        _ <- ctx.logger.debug("Storing extracted texts …")
         _ <-
           txt.toList.traverse(res => ctx.store.transact(RAttachmentMeta.upsert(res.am)))
+        _ <- ctx.logger.debug(s"Extracted text stored.")
         idxItem = TextData.item(
           item.item.id,
           ctx.args.meta.collective,
diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RAttachment.scala b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RAttachment.scala
index 50c4bc51..334ac711 100644
--- a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RAttachment.scala
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RAttachment.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package docspell.store.records
 
+import cats.data.NonEmptyList
 import cats.implicits._
 import fs2.Stream
 
@@ -158,6 +159,36 @@ object RAttachment {
     q.query[RAttachment].to[Vector]
   }
 
+  def findByItemCollectiveSource(
+      id: Ident,
+      coll: Ident,
+      fileIds: NonEmptyList[Ident]
+  ): ConnectionIO[Vector[RAttachment]] = {
+
+    val iId   = RItem.Columns.id.prefix("i")
+    val iColl = RItem.Columns.cid.prefix("i")
+    val aItem = Columns.itemId.prefix("a")
+    val aId   = Columns.id.prefix("a")
+    val aFile = Columns.fileId.prefix("a")
+    val sId   = RAttachmentSource.Columns.id.prefix("s")
+    val sFile = RAttachmentSource.Columns.fileId.prefix("s")
+    val rId   = RAttachmentArchive.Columns.id.prefix("r")
+    val rFile = RAttachmentArchive.Columns.fileId.prefix("r")
+
+    val from = table ++ fr"a INNER JOIN" ++
+      RItem.table ++ fr"i ON" ++ iId.is(aItem) ++ fr"LEFT JOIN" ++
+      RAttachmentSource.table ++ fr"s ON" ++ sId.is(aId) ++ fr"LEFT JOIN" ++
+      RAttachmentArchive.table ++ fr"r ON" ++ rId.is(aId)
+
+    val cond = and(
+      iId.is(id),
+      iColl.is(coll),
+      or(aFile.isIn(fileIds), sFile.isIn(fileIds), rFile.isIn(fileIds))
+    )
+
+    selectSimple(all.map(_.prefix("a")), from, cond).query[RAttachment].to[Vector]
+  }
+
   def findByItemAndCollectiveWithMeta(
       id: Ident,
       coll: Ident