An attempt to bridge this gap ended in failure. The king summoned him to Potsdam in summer 1750, but soon got annoyed about some comment of the architect's and ordered him to return to Berlin. Knobelsdorff immediately set out, but halfway to Berlin a Feldjäger (military policeman) caught up with him with the message that he was to return to the court.
An attempt to resolve the discrepancy was unsuccessful. The king summoned the architect to Potsdam in the summer of 1750, but grew impatient with a comment made by the architect and ordered him back to Berlin. A military policeman intercepted him halfway to Berlin with instructions to return to the court.