diff --git a/rag/graphrag/search.py b/rag/graphrag/search.py
index 0cbb884f25..c342ae03cf 100644
--- a/rag/graphrag/search.py
+++ b/rag/graphrag/search.py
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ class KGSearch(Dealer):
                         nhop_pathes[(f, t)]["sim"] += ent["sim"] / (2 + i)
                     else:
                         nhop_pathes[(f, t)]["sim"] = ent["sim"] / (2 + i)
-                    nhop_pathes[(f, t)]["pagerank"] = wts[i]
+                    nhop_pathes[(f, t)]["pagerank"] = max(
+                        nhop_pathes[(f, t)].get("pagerank", 0), wts[i]
+                    )
 
         logging.info("Retrieved entities: {}".format(list(ents_from_query.keys())))
         logging.info("Retrieved relations: {}".format(list(rels_from_txt.keys())))