diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/actor.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/actor.rs
index 1a894aaba..41995727a 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/actor.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/actor.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ where
                 if copy(&mut checker, &mut sink()).is_err() || checker.finish().is_err() {
                     // The json file is invalid, we use Serde to get a nice error message:
                     file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
-                    let _: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_reader(file)?;
+                    let _: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_reader(file)
+                        .map_err(|e| UpdateActorError::InvalidPayload(Box::new(e)))?;
                 }
                 Some(uuid)
             } else {
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/error.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/error.rs
index 9324c424b..a95f1eafa 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/error.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/error.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ pub enum UpdateActorError {
         "update store was shut down due to a fatal error, please check your logs for more info."
     )]
     FatalUpdateStoreError,
+    #[error("invalid payload: {0}")]
+    InvalidPayload(Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync + 'static>),
 }
 
 impl<T> From<tokio::sync::mpsc::error::SendError<T>> for UpdateActorError {
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ impl ErrorCode for UpdateActorError {
             UpdateActorError::Internal(_) => Code::Internal,
             UpdateActorError::IndexActor(e) => e.error_code(),
             UpdateActorError::FatalUpdateStoreError => Code::Internal,
+            UpdateActorError::InvalidPayload(_) => Code::BadRequest,
         }
     }
 }