diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/data/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/data/mod.rs
index 3aee18217..ab50e83cc 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/data/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/data/mod.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl Data {
             stats.database_size += index_stats.size;
             stats.database_size += self
                 .index_controller
-                .get_updates_size(index.uid.clone())
+                .get_updates_size()
                 .await?;
 
             stats.last_update = Some(match stats.last_update {
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index/mod.rs
index 57a939aaa..0bb20d3ed 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index/mod.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Context};
 use milli::obkv_to_json;
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 
+use crate::helpers::EnvSizer;
 pub use search::{SearchQuery, SearchResult, DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT};
 pub use updates::{Facets, Settings, UpdateResult};
-use crate::helpers::EnvSizer;
 
 mod search;
 mod updates;
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/actor.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/actor.rs
index af755f65f..06aa90562 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/actor.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/actor.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ use crate::option::IndexerOpts;
 
 use super::{IndexError, IndexMeta, IndexMsg, IndexSettings, IndexStore, Result, UpdateResult};
 
+pub const CONCURRENT_INDEX_MSG: usize = 10;
+
 pub struct IndexActor<S> {
     receiver: Option<mpsc::Receiver<IndexMsg>>,
     update_handler: Arc<UpdateHandler>,
@@ -27,10 +29,7 @@ pub struct IndexActor<S> {
 }
 
 impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
-    pub fn new(
-        receiver: mpsc::Receiver<IndexMsg>,
-        store: S,
-    ) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(receiver: mpsc::Receiver<IndexMsg>, store: S) -> Result<Self> {
         let options = IndexerOpts::default();
         let update_handler = UpdateHandler::new(&options).map_err(IndexError::Error)?;
         let update_handler = Arc::new(update_handler);
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
             store,
             update_handler,
             processing: RwLock::new(None),
-            store,
         })
     }
 
@@ -62,7 +60,9 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
             }
         };
 
-        stream.for_each_concurrent(Some(10), |msg| self.handle_message(msg)).await;
+        stream
+            .for_each_concurrent(Some(CONCURRENT_INDEX_MSG), |msg| self.handle_message(msg))
+            .await;
     }
 
     async fn handle_message(&self, msg: IndexMsg) {
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
             } => {
                 let _ = ret.send(self.handle_create_index(uuid, primary_key).await);
             }
-            Update { ret, meta, data, uuid } => {
+            Update {
+                ret,
+                meta,
+                data,
+                uuid,
+            } => {
                 let _ = ret.send(self.handle_update(uuid, meta, data).await);
             }
             Search { ret, query, uuid } => {
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/handle_impl.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/handle_impl.rs
index 629fd0db7..d23357d38 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/handle_impl.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/handle_impl.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ impl IndexActorHandle for IndexActorHandleImpl {
         data: std::fs::File,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<UpdateResult> {
         let (ret, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
-        let msg = IndexMsg::Update { ret, meta, data, uuid };
+        let msg = IndexMsg::Update {
+            ret,
+            meta,
+            data,
+            uuid,
+        };
         let _ = self.sender.send(msg).await;
         Ok(receiver.await.expect("IndexActor has been killed")?)
     }
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ impl IndexActorHandle for IndexActorHandleImpl {
     async fn get_index_stats(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<IndexStats> {
         let (ret, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
         let msg = IndexMsg::GetStats { uuid, ret };
-        let _ = self.read_sender.send(msg).await;
+        let _ = self.sender.send(msg).await;
         Ok(receiver.await.expect("IndexActor has been killed")?)
     }
 }
@@ -138,8 +143,6 @@ impl IndexActorHandleImpl {
         let store = MapIndexStore::new(path, index_size);
         let actor = IndexActor::new(receiver, store)?;
         tokio::task::spawn(actor.run());
-        Ok(Self {
-            sender,
-        })
+        Ok(Self { sender })
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/mod.rs
index 70a69822d..e44891b5a 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/index_actor/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use actor::IndexActor;
+pub use actor::CONCURRENT_INDEX_MSG;
 pub use handle_impl::IndexActorHandleImpl;
 use message::IndexMsg;
 use store::{IndexStore, MapIndexStore};
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/mod.rs
index cf8d036c7..9d9ed02c1 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/mod.rs
@@ -356,10 +356,8 @@ impl IndexController {
         Ok(self.index_handle.get_index_stats(uuid).await?)
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_updates_size(&self, uid: String) -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
-        let uuid = self.uuid_resolver.get(uid.clone()).await?;
-
-        Ok(self.update_handle.get_size(uuid).await?)
+    pub async fn get_updates_size(&self) -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
+        Ok(self.update_handle.get_size().await?)
     }
 
     pub async fn get_uuids_size(&self) -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs
index 8557fe04e..eba5a5f3b 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs
@@ -71,15 +71,10 @@ where
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        let tasks = uuids
-            .iter()
-            .map(|&uuid| {
-                self.update_handle
-                    .snapshot(uuid, temp_snapshot_path.clone())
-            })
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-        futures::future::try_join_all(tasks).await?;
+        self.update_handle
+            .snapshot(uuids, temp_snapshot_path.clone())
+            .await?;
 
         let snapshot_dir = self.snapshot_path.clone();
         let snapshot_path = self
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/actor.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/actor.rs
index 8cf86d126..2a752d0b3 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/actor.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/actor.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ use tokio::fs;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncSeekExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use uuid::Uuid;
+use futures::StreamExt;
 
 use super::{PayloadData, Result, UpdateError, UpdateMsg, UpdateStore};
-use crate::index_controller::index_actor::IndexActorHandle;
+use crate::index_controller::index_actor::{IndexActorHandle, CONCURRENT_INDEX_MSG};
 use crate::index_controller::{UpdateMeta, UpdateStatus};
 
-
 pub struct UpdateActor<D, I> {
     path: PathBuf,
     store: Arc<UpdateStore>,
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ where
         path: impl AsRef<Path>,
         index_handle: I,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
-        let path = path
-            .as_ref()
-            .to_owned()
-            .join("updates");
+        let path = path.as_ref().to_owned().join("updates");
 
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&path)?;
 
@@ -81,11 +78,11 @@ where
                 Some(Delete { uuid, ret }) => {
                     let _ = ret.send(self.handle_delete(uuid).await);
                 }
-                Some(Snapshot { uuid, path, ret }) => {
-                    let _ = ret.send(self.handle_snapshot(uuid, path).await);
+                Some(Snapshot { uuids, path, ret }) => {
+                    let _ = ret.send(self.handle_snapshot(uuids, path).await);
                 }
-                Some(GetSize { uuid, ret }) => {
-                    let _ = ret.send(self.handle_get_size(uuid).await);
+                Some(GetSize { ret }) => {
+                    let _ = ret.send(self.handle_get_size().await);
                 }
                 None => break,
             }
@@ -200,7 +197,7 @@ where
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn handle_snapshot(&self, uuid: Uuid, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn handle_snapshot(&self, uuids: Vec<Uuid>, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
         let index_handle = self.index_handle.clone();
         let update_store = self.store.clone();
         tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -210,32 +207,41 @@ where
             let mut txn = update_store.env.write_txn()?;
 
             // create db snapshot
-            update_store.snapshot(&mut txn, &path, uuid)?;
+            update_store.snapshot(&mut txn, &path)?;
 
-            futures::executor::block_on(
-                async move { index_handle.snapshot(uuid, path).await },
-            )?;
-            Ok(())
+            // Perform the snapshot of each index concurently. Only a third of the capabilities of
+            // the index actor at a time not to put too much pressure on the index actor
+            let path = &path;
+            let handle = &index_handle;
+
+            let mut stream = futures::stream::iter(uuids.iter())
+                .map(|&uuid| handle.snapshot(uuid, path.clone()))
+                .buffer_unordered(CONCURRENT_INDEX_MSG / 3);
+
+            futures::executor::block_on(async {
+                while let Some(res) = stream.next().await {
+                    res?;
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            })
         })
         .await
-            .map_err(|e| UpdateError::Error(e.into()))?
-            .map_err(|e| UpdateError::Error(e.into()))?;
+        .map_err(|e| UpdateError::Error(e.into()))?
+        .map_err(|e| UpdateError::Error(e.into()))?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn handle_get_size(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<u64> {
-        let size = match self.store.get(uuid).await? {
-            Some(update_store) => tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
-                let txn = update_store.env.read_txn()?;
+    async fn handle_get_size(&self) -> Result<u64> {
+        let update_store = self.store.clone();
+        let size = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
+            let txn = update_store.env.read_txn()?;
 
-                update_store.get_size(&txn)
-            })
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| UpdateError::Error(e.into()))?
-            .map_err(|e| UpdateError::Error(e.into()))?,
-            None => 0,
-        };
+            update_store.get_size(&txn)
+        })
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| UpdateError::Error(e.into()))?
+        .map_err(|e| UpdateError::Error(e.into()))?;
 
         Ok(size)
     }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/handle_impl.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/handle_impl.rs
index bbb52d17c..5c5a3e051 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/handle_impl.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/handle_impl.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 use crate::index_controller::IndexActorHandle;
 
 use super::{
-    PayloadData, Result, UpdateActor, UpdateActorHandle, UpdateMeta,
-    UpdateMsg, UpdateStatus,
+    PayloadData, Result, UpdateActor, UpdateActorHandle, UpdateMeta, UpdateMsg, UpdateStatus,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ where
     where
         I: IndexActorHandle + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
     {
-        let path = path.as_ref().to_owned().join("updates");
+        let path = path.as_ref().to_owned();
         let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel(100);
         let actor = UpdateActor::new(update_store_size, receiver, path, index_handle)?;
 
@@ -64,16 +63,16 @@ where
         receiver.await.expect("update actor killed.")
     }
 
-    async fn snapshot(&self, uuid: Uuid, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn snapshot(&self, uuids: Vec<Uuid>, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
         let (ret, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
-        let msg = UpdateMsg::Snapshot { uuid, path, ret };
+        let msg = UpdateMsg::Snapshot { uuids, path, ret };
         let _ = self.sender.send(msg).await;
         receiver.await.expect("update actor killed.")
     }
 
-    async fn get_size(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<u64> {
+    async fn get_size(&self) -> Result<u64> {
         let (ret, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
-        let msg = UpdateMsg::GetSize { uuid, ret };
+        let msg = UpdateMsg::GetSize { ret };
         let _ = self.sender.send(msg).await;
         receiver.await.expect("update actor killed.")
     }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/message.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/message.rs
index c863c803e..0f0005862 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/message.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/message.rs
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ pub enum UpdateMsg<D> {
         ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<()>>,
     },
     Snapshot {
-        uuid: Uuid,
+        uuids: Vec<Uuid>,
         path: PathBuf,
         ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<()>>,
     },
     GetSize {
-        uuid: Uuid,
         ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<u64>>,
     },
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/mod.rs
index 1c9461f6a..0f815dbf3 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/mod.rs
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ pub trait UpdateActorHandle {
     async fn get_all_updates_status(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<Vec<UpdateStatus>>;
     async fn update_status(&self, uuid: Uuid, id: u64) -> Result<UpdateStatus>;
     async fn delete(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<()>;
-    async fn snapshot(&self, uuid: Uuid, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()>;
-    async fn get_size(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<u64>;
+    async fn snapshot(&self, uuids: Vec<Uuid>, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()>;
+    async fn get_size(&self) -> Result<u64>;
     async fn update(
         &self,
         meta: UpdateMeta,
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/update_store.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/update_store.rs
index a8f5fe800..79693ba1f 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/update_store.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/update_actor/update_store.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::mem::size_of;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use anyhow::Context;
 use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
 use heed::types::{ByteSlice, DecodeIgnore, SerdeJson};
 use heed::{BytesDecode, BytesEncode, CompactionOption, Database, Env, EnvOpenOptions};
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ where
         mut options: EnvOpenOptions,
         path: P,
         update_handler: U,
-    ) -> heed::Result<Arc<Self>>
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Self>>
     where
         P: AsRef<Path>,
         U: HandleUpdate<M, N, E> + Sync + Clone + Send + 'static,
@@ -127,6 +128,11 @@ where
 
         let update_lock = Arc::new(Mutex::new(()));
 
+        // Init update loop to perform any pending updates at launch.
+        // Since we just launched the update store, and we still own the receiving end of the
+        // channel, this call is guarenteed to succeed.
+        notification_sender.try_send(()).expect("Failed to init update store");
+
         let update_store = Arc::new(UpdateStore {
             env,
             pending,
@@ -277,8 +283,11 @@ where
                 // to the update handler. Processing store is non persistent to be able recover
                 // from a failure
                 let processing = pending.processing();
-                self.processing.write().replace((index_uuid, processing.clone()));
-                let file = File::open(&content_path)?;
+                self.processing
+                    .write()
+                    .replace((index_uuid, processing.clone()));
+                let file = File::open(&content_path)
+                    .with_context(|| format!("file at path: {:?}", &content_path))?;
                 // Process the pending update using the provided user function.
                 let result = handler.handle_update(index_uuid, processing, file)?;
                 drop(rtxn);
@@ -521,9 +530,10 @@ where
         fn delete_all<A>(
             txn: &mut heed::RwTxn,
             uuid: Uuid,
-            db: Database<ByteSlice, A>
+            db: Database<ByteSlice, A>,
         ) -> anyhow::Result<()>
-            where A: for<'a> heed::BytesDecode<'a>
+        where
+            A: for<'a> heed::BytesDecode<'a>,
         {
             let mut iter = db.prefix_iter_mut(txn, uuid.as_bytes())?;
             while let Some(_) = iter.next() {
@@ -553,19 +563,17 @@ where
         &self,
         txn: &mut heed::RwTxn,
         path: impl AsRef<Path>,
-        uuid: Uuid,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let update_path = path.as_ref().join("updates");
         create_dir_all(&update_path)?;
 
-        let mut snapshot_path = update_path.join(format!("update-{}", uuid));
         // acquire write lock to prevent further writes during snapshot
-        create_dir_all(&snapshot_path)?;
-        snapshot_path.push("data.mdb");
+        create_dir_all(&update_path)?;
+        let db_path = update_path.join("data.mdb");
 
         // create db snapshot
         self.env
-            .copy_to_path(&snapshot_path, CompactionOption::Enabled)?;
+            .copy_to_path(&db_path, CompactionOption::Enabled)?;
 
         let update_files_path = update_path.join("update_files");
         create_dir_all(&update_files_path)?;
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/document.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/document.rs
index ed5d88230..357a2b16a 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/document.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/document.rs
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ async fn delete_document(
         .delete_documents(path.index_uid.clone(), vec![path.document_id.clone()])
         .await
     {
-        Ok(update_status) => {
-            Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_status.id() })))
-        }
+        Ok(update_status) => Ok(
+            HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_status.id() }))
+        ),
         Err(e) => {
             Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().json(serde_json::json!({ "error": e.to_string() })))
         }
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ async fn add_documents(
         .await;
 
     match addition_result {
-        Ok(update_status) => {
-            Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_status.id() })))
-        }
+        Ok(update_status) => Ok(
+            HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_status.id() }))
+        ),
         Err(e) => {
             Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().json(serde_json::json!({ "error": e.to_string() })))
         }
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ async fn delete_documents(
         .collect();
 
     match data.delete_documents(path.index_uid.clone(), ids).await {
-        Ok(update_status) => {
-            Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_status.id() })))
-        }
+        Ok(update_status) => Ok(
+            HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_status.id() }))
+        ),
         Err(e) => {
             Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().json(serde_json::json!({ "error": e.to_string() })))
         }
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ async fn clear_all_documents(
     path: web::Path<IndexParam>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
     match data.clear_documents(path.index_uid.clone()).await {
-        Ok(update_status) => {
-            Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_status.id() })))
-        }
+        Ok(update_status) => Ok(
+            HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_status.id() }))
+        ),
         Err(e) => {
             Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().json(serde_json::json!({ "error": e.to_string() })))
         }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/settings/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/settings/mod.rs
index 54cc53d7e..8ca51dbf5 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/settings/mod.rs
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ async fn update_all(
         .update_settings(index_uid.into_inner(), body.into_inner(), true)
         .await
     {
-        Ok(update_result) => {
-            Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_result.id() })))
-        }
+        Ok(update_result) => Ok(
+            HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_result.id() }))
+        ),
         Err(e) => {
             Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().json(serde_json::json!({ "error": e.to_string() })))
         }
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ async fn delete_all(
         .update_settings(index_uid.into_inner(), settings, false)
         .await
     {
-        Ok(update_result) => {
-            Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_result.id() })))
-        }
+        Ok(update_result) => Ok(
+            HttpResponse::Accepted().json(serde_json::json!({ "updateId": update_result.id() }))
+        ),
         Err(e) => {
             Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().json(serde_json::json!({ "error": e.to_string() })))
         }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/get_settings.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
index 3412f45af..4230e19f8 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@ async fn get_settings() {
     assert_eq!(settings["distinctAttribute"], json!(null));
     assert_eq!(
         settings["rankingRules"],
-        json!([
-            "words",
-            "typo",
-            "proximity",
-            "attribute",
-            "exactness"
-        ])
+        json!(["words", "typo", "proximity", "attribute", "exactness"])
     );
     assert_eq!(settings["stopWords"], json!([]));
 }