diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings.rs
index ad2d8caab..dcbe5760f 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async fn write_all_and_delete() {
         ],
         "stopWords": [],
         "synonyms": {},
-        "attributesForFaceting": null,
+        "attributesForFaceting": [],
         "acceptNewFields": true,
     });
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ async fn test_default_settings() {
         "displayedAttributes": [],
         "stopWords": [],
         "synonyms": {},
-        "attributesForFaceting": null,
+        "attributesForFaceting": [],
         "acceptNewFields": true,
     });
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ async fn test_default_settings_2() {
         ],
         "stopWords": [],
         "synonyms": {},
-        "attributesForFaceting": null,
+        "attributesForFaceting": [],
         "acceptNewFields": true,
     });
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ async fn write_setting_and_update_partial() {
             "wolverine": ["xmen", "logan"],
             "logan": ["wolverine"],
         },
-        "attributesForFaceting": null,
+        "attributesForFaceting": [],
         "acceptNewFields": false,
     });
 
@@ -436,3 +436,22 @@ async fn write_setting_and_update_partial() {
 
     assert_json_eq!(expected, response, ordered: false);
 }
+
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn attributes_for_faceting_settings() {
+    let mut server = common::Server::test_server().await;
+    // initial attributes array should be empty
+    let (response, _status_code) = server.get_request("/indexes/test/settings/attributes-for-faceting").await;
+    assert_eq!(response, json!([]));
+    // add an attribute and test for its presence
+    let (_response, _status_code) = server.post_request_async(
+        "/indexes/test/settings/attributes-for-faceting",
+        json!(["foobar"])).await;
+    let (response, _status_code) = server.get_request("/indexes/test/settings/attributes-for-faceting").await;
+    assert_eq!(response, json!(["foobar"]));
+    // remove all attributes and test for emptiness
+    let (_response, _status_code) = server.delete_request_async(
+        "/indexes/test/settings/attributes-for-faceting").await;
+    let (response, _status_code) = server.get_request("/indexes/test/settings/attributes-for-faceting").await;
+    assert_eq!(response, json!([]));
+}
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings_accept_new_fields.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings_accept_new_fields.rs
index 8d2ebe1d9..6cc14deed 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings_accept_new_fields.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings_accept_new_fields.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ async fn accept_new_fields_does_not_take_into_account_the_primary_key() {
         "displayedAttributes": ["title"],
         "stopWords": [],
         "synonyms": {},
-        "attributesForFaceting": null,
+        "attributesForFaceting": [],
         "acceptNewFields": false,
     });