diff --git a/nextcloud_mcp_server/document_processors/pymupdf.py b/nextcloud_mcp_server/document_processors/pymupdf.py
index ace248e..2445a27 100644
--- a/nextcloud_mcp_server/document_processors/pymupdf.py
+++ b/nextcloud_mcp_server/document_processors/pymupdf.py
@@ -120,26 +120,39 @@ class PyMuPDFProcessor(DocumentProcessor):
                 pdf_image_dir = self.image_dir / pdf_id
                 pdf_image_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
 
-            # OPTIMIZATION: Extract pages in parallel using anyio task group
-            page_texts = await self._extract_pages_parallel(
-                doc, page_count, pdf_image_dir
+            # Extract all pages in a single call with page_chunks=True
+            def do_extract() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+                # When page_chunks=True, to_markdown returns list[dict] not str
+                return pymupdf4llm.to_markdown(  # type: ignore[return-value]
+                    doc,
+                    write_images=self.extract_images,
+                    image_path=pdf_image_dir if self.extract_images else None,
+                    page_chunks=True,
+                )
+
+            page_chunks: list[dict[str, Any]] = await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                do_extract
             )
 
             if progress_callback:
                 await progress_callback(90, 100, "Building result")
 
-            # Calculate page boundaries (sequential, fast)
-            page_boundaries = []
+            # Extract page texts and build boundaries from chunks
+            page_texts: list[str] = []
+            page_boundaries: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
             current_offset = 0
-            for page_num, page_md in enumerate(page_texts):
+            for chunk in page_chunks:
+                text = chunk.get("text", "")
+                page_num = chunk.get("metadata", {}).get("page", len(page_texts) + 1)
+                page_texts.append(text)
                 page_boundaries.append(
                     {
-                        "page": page_num + 1,
+                        "page": page_num,
                         "start_offset": current_offset,
-                        "end_offset": current_offset + len(page_md),
+                        "end_offset": current_offset + len(text),
                     }
                 )
-                current_offset += len(page_md)
+                current_offset += len(text)
 
             # Collect image paths
             image_paths = []
@@ -178,54 +191,6 @@ class PyMuPDFProcessor(DocumentProcessor):
             logger.error(error_msg, exc_info=True)
             raise ProcessorError(error_msg) from e
 
-    async def _extract_pages_parallel(
-        self,
-        doc: pymupdf.Document,
-        page_count: int,
-        pdf_image_dir: pathlib.Path | None,
-    ) -> list[str]:
-        """Extract text from all pages in parallel using anyio.
-
-        Args:
-            doc: Opened PyMuPDF document
-            page_count: Number of pages to extract
-            pdf_image_dir: Directory for extracted images (or None)
-
-        Returns:
-            List of page texts in order
-        """
-        import anyio
-
-        results: list[str | None] = [None] * page_count
-
-        async def extract_one(page_num: int) -> None:
-            """Extract single page in thread pool."""
-
-            def do_extract() -> str:
-                return pymupdf4llm.to_markdown(
-                    doc,
-                    pages=[page_num],
-                    write_images=self.extract_images,
-                    image_path=pdf_image_dir if self.extract_images else None,
-                    page_chunks=False,
-                )
-
-            results[page_num] = await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(do_extract)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-
-        # Run all page extractions in parallel
-        async with anyio.create_task_group() as tg:
-            for page_num in range(page_count):
-                tg.start_soon(extract_one, page_num)
-
-        # Verify all pages extracted
-        final_results: list[str] = []
-        for i, text in enumerate(results):
-            if text is None:
-                raise ProcessorError(f"Page {i} extraction failed")
-            final_results.append(text)
-
-        return final_results
-
     def _extract_metadata(
         self, doc: pymupdf.Document, filename: Optional[str]
     ) -> dict[str, Any]: