diff --git a/meilidb-core/src/update/mod.rs b/meilidb-core/src/update/mod.rs
index 2e391d770..a395279ad 100644
--- a/meilidb-core/src/update/mod.rs
+++ b/meilidb-core/src/update/mod.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn update_status<T: rkv::Readable>(
 }
 
 pub fn push_documents_addition<D: serde::Serialize>(
-    writer: &mut rkv::Writer,
+    mut writer: &mut rkv::Writer,
     updates_store: store::Updates,
     addition: Vec<D>,
 ) -> Result<u64, Error>
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ pub fn push_documents_addition<D: serde::Serialize>(
     }
 
     let update = Update::DocumentsAddition(values);
-    Ok(updates_store.push_back(writer, &update)?)
+    let update_id = updates_store.push_back(writer, &update)?;
+
+    Ok(update_id)
 }
 
 pub fn push_documents_deletion(
@@ -86,35 +88,34 @@ pub fn push_documents_deletion(
 ) -> Result<u64, Error>
 {
     let update = Update::DocumentsDeletion(deletion);
-    Ok(updates_store.push_back(writer, &update)?)
+    let update_id = updates_store.push_back(writer, &update)?;
+
+    Ok(update_id)
 }
 
 pub fn update_task(
-    rkv: Arc<RwLock<rkv::Rkv>>,
+    writer: &mut rkv::Writer,
     index: store::Index,
     mut callback: Option<impl FnOnce(UpdateResult)>,
 ) -> MResult<()>
 {
-    let rkv = rkv.read().unwrap();
-    let mut writer = rkv.write()?;
-
-    if let Some((update_id, update)) = index.updates.pop_back(&mut writer)? {
+    if let Some((update_id, update)) = index.updates.pop_back(writer)? {
         let (update_type, result, duration) = match update {
             Update::DocumentsAddition(documents) => {
                 let update_type = UpdateType::DocumentsAddition { number: documents.len() };
 
-                let schema = match index.main.schema(&writer)? {
+                let schema = match index.main.schema(writer)? {
                     Some(schema) => schema,
                     None => return Err(Error::SchemaMissing),
                 };
-                let ranked_map = match index.main.ranked_map(&writer)? {
+                let ranked_map = match index.main.ranked_map(writer)? {
                     Some(ranked_map) => ranked_map,
                     None => RankedMap::default(),
                 };
 
                 let start = Instant::now();
                 let result = apply_documents_addition(
-                    &mut writer,
+                    writer,
                     index.main,
                     index.documents_fields,
                     index.postings_lists,
@@ -129,18 +130,18 @@ pub fn update_task(
             Update::DocumentsDeletion(documents) => {
                 let update_type = UpdateType::DocumentsDeletion { number: documents.len() };
 
-                let schema = match index.main.schema(&writer)? {
+                let schema = match index.main.schema(writer)? {
                     Some(schema) => schema,
                     None => return Err(Error::SchemaMissing),
                 };
-                let ranked_map = match index.main.ranked_map(&writer)? {
+                let ranked_map = match index.main.ranked_map(writer)? {
                     Some(ranked_map) => ranked_map,
                     None => RankedMap::default(),
                 };
 
                 let start = Instant::now();
                 let result = apply_documents_deletion(
-                    &mut writer,
+                    writer,
                     index.main,
                     index.documents_fields,
                     index.postings_lists,
@@ -162,14 +163,12 @@ pub fn update_task(
             detailed_duration,
         };
 
-        index.updates_results.put_update_result(&mut writer, update_id, &status)?;
+        index.updates_results.put_update_result(writer, update_id, &status)?;
 
         if let Some(callback) = callback.take() {
             (callback)(status);
         }
     }
 
-    writer.commit()?;
-
     Ok(())
 }