diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/settings.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/settings.rs
index b97a14874..1bebdce53 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/settings.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/settings.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ use std::iter::IntoIterator;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
+use self::RankingRule::*;
+
+pub const DEFAULT_RANKING_RULES: [RankingRule; 6] = [Typo, Words, Proximity, Attribute, WordsPosition, Exactness];
+
 static RANKING_RULE_REGEX: Lazy<regex::Regex> = Lazy::new(|| {
     let regex = regex::Regex::new(r"(asc|dsc)\(([a-zA-Z0-9-_]*)\)").unwrap();
     regex
@@ -98,17 +102,17 @@ pub enum RankingRule {
     Dsc(String),
 }
 
-impl ToString for RankingRule {
-    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+impl std::fmt::Display for RankingRule {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            RankingRule::Typo => "_typo".to_string(),
-            RankingRule::Words => "_words".to_string(),
-            RankingRule::Proximity => "_proximity".to_string(),
-            RankingRule::Attribute => "_attribute".to_string(),
-            RankingRule::WordsPosition => "_words_position".to_string(),
-            RankingRule::Exactness => "_exactness".to_string(),
-            RankingRule::Asc(field) => format!("asc({})", field),
-            RankingRule::Dsc(field) => format!("dsc({})", field),
+            RankingRule::Typo => write!(f, "_typo"),
+            RankingRule::Words => write!(f, "_words"),
+            RankingRule::Proximity => write!(f, "_proximity"),
+            RankingRule::Attribute => write!(f, "_attribute"),
+            RankingRule::WordsPosition => write!(f, "_words_position"),
+            RankingRule::Exactness => write!(f, "_exactness"),
+            RankingRule::Asc(field) => write!(f, "asc({})", field),
+            RankingRule::Dsc(field) => write!(f, "dsc({})", field),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/setting.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/setting.rs
index f106a69ea..9b8c41a2f 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/setting.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/setting.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use meilisearch_core::settings::{Settings, SettingsUpdate, UpdateState};
+use meilisearch_core::settings::{Settings, SettingsUpdate, UpdateState, DEFAULT_RANKING_RULES};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashSet};
 use tide::{Request, Response};
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ pub async fn get_all(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
         None
     };
 
-    let ranking_rules = match index.main.ranking_rules(&reader)? {
-        Some(rules) => Some(rules.iter().map(|r| r.to_string()).collect()),
-        None => None,
-    };
+    let ranking_rules = index.main.ranking_rules(&reader)?
+        .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_RANKING_RULES.to_vec())
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| r.to_string())
+        .collect();
+
     let distinct_attribute = index.main.distinct_attribute(&reader)?;
 
     let schema = index.main.schema(&reader)?;
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ pub async fn get_all(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
     let accept_new_fields = schema.map(|s| s.accept_new_fields());
 
     let settings = Settings {
-        ranking_rules: Some(ranking_rules),
+        ranking_rules: Some(Some(ranking_rules)),
         distinct_attribute: Some(distinct_attribute),
         searchable_attributes,
         displayed_attributes,
@@ -161,10 +163,11 @@ pub async fn get_rules(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
     let db = &ctx.state().db;
     let reader = db.main_read_txn()?;
 
-    let ranking_rules: Option<Vec<String>> = match index.main.ranking_rules(&reader)? {
-        Some(rules) => Some(rules.iter().map(|r| r.to_string()).collect()),
-        None => None,
-    };
+    let ranking_rules = index.main.ranking_rules(&reader)?
+        .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_RANKING_RULES.to_vec())
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| r.to_string())
+        .collect::<Vec<String>>();
 
     Ok(tide::Response::new(200).body_json(&ranking_rules).unwrap())
 }