diff --git a/src/agents/ideagen/material_organizer_agent.py b/src/agents/ideagen/material_organizer_agent.py
index 0fbb0395..b07cee79 100644
--- a/src/agents/ideagen/material_organizer_agent.py
+++ b/src/agents/ideagen/material_organizer_agent.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def __init__(
         language: str = "en",
         api_key: str | None = None,
         base_url: str | None = None,
+        api_version: str | None = None,
         model: str | None = None,
     ):
         super().__init__(
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ def __init__(
             agent_name="material_organizer",
             api_key=api_key,
             base_url=base_url,
+            api_version=api_version,
             model=model,
             language=language,
         )
diff --git a/src/api/routers/ideagen.py b/src/api/routers/ideagen.py
index 3efd77fb..812ae681 100644
--- a/src/api/routers/ideagen.py
+++ b/src/api/routers/ideagen.py
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ async def websocket_ideagen(websocket: WebSocket):
             task_manager.update_task_status(task_id, "error", error=str(e))
 
         try:
+            # Send explicit error message for consistency and better frontend handling
+            await websocket.send_json({"type": "error", "content": str(e)})
+            
             await send_status(
                 websocket,
                 IdeaGenStage.ERROR,
diff --git a/src/services/llm/factory.py b/src/services/llm/factory.py
index 417419cf..012ff12f 100644
--- a/src/services/llm/factory.py
+++ b/src/services/llm/factory.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 logger = get_logger("LLMFactory")
 
 # Default retry configuration
-DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES = 3
-DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY = 1.0  # seconds
+DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES = 5  # Increased for complex agents like Research
+DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY = 2.0  # seconds
 DEFAULT_EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF = True
 
 
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ def _is_retriable_llm_api_error(exc: BaseException) -> bool:
             | tenacity.retry_if_exception_type(LLMTimeoutError)
             | tenacity.retry_if_exception(_is_retriable_llm_api_error)
         ),
-        wait=tenacity.wait_exponential(multiplier=retry_delay, min=retry_delay, max=60),
-        stop=tenacity.stop_after_attempt(max_retries + 1),
+        wait=tenacity.wait_exponential(multiplier=retry_delay, min=retry_delay, max=120),
+        stop=tenacity.stop_after_attempt(max_retries + 2),
         before_sleep=lambda retry_state: logger.warning(
             f"LLM call failed (attempt {retry_state.attempt_number}/{max_retries + 1}), "
             f"retrying in {retry_state.upcoming_sleep:.1f}s... Error: {str(retry_state.outcome.exception())}"