diff --git a/src/bin/indexer.rs b/src/bin/indexer.rs
index eb5916091..270d24f9c 100644
--- a/src/bin/indexer.rs
+++ b/src/bin/indexer.rs
@@ -100,63 +100,57 @@ impl MtblKvStore {
         Ok(MtblKvStore(Some(out)))
     }
 
-    fn merge_with(self, other: MtblKvStore) -> anyhow::Result<MtblKvStore> {
-        eprintln!("{:?}: Merging two MTBL stores...", rayon::current_thread_index());
+    fn merge(key: &[u8], left: &[u8], right: &[u8]) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+        if key == b"\0words-fst" {
+            let left_fst = fst::Set::new(left).unwrap();
+            let right_fst = fst::Set::new(right).unwrap();
 
-        let (left, right) = match (self.0, other.0) {
-            (Some(left), Some(right)) => (left, right),
-            (Some(left), None) => return Ok(MtblKvStore(Some(left))),
-            (None, Some(right)) => return Ok(MtblKvStore(Some(right))),
-            (None, None) => return Ok(MtblKvStore(None)),
-        };
+            // Union of the two FSTs
+            let op = fst::set::OpBuilder::new()
+                .add(left_fst.into_stream())
+                .add(right_fst.into_stream())
+                .r#union();
 
-        let left = unsafe { memmap::Mmap::map(&left)? };
-        let right = unsafe { memmap::Mmap::map(&right)? };
-
-        let left = Reader::new(&left, ReaderOptions::default()).unwrap();
-        let right = Reader::new(&right, ReaderOptions::default()).unwrap();
-
-        fn merge(key: &[u8], left: &[u8], right: &[u8]) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
-            if key == b"\0words-fst" {
-                let left_fst = fst::Set::new(left).unwrap();
-                let right_fst = fst::Set::new(right).unwrap();
-
-                // Union of the two FSTs
-                let op = fst::set::OpBuilder::new()
-                    .add(left_fst.into_stream())
-                    .add(right_fst.into_stream())
-                    .r#union();
-
-                let mut build = fst::SetBuilder::memory();
-                build.extend_stream(op.into_stream()).unwrap();
-                Some(build.into_inner().unwrap())
-            }
-            else if key == b"\0headers" {
-                assert_eq!(left, right);
-                Some(left.to_vec())
-            }
-            else if key.starts_with(&[1]) || key.starts_with(&[2]) {
-                let mut left = RoaringBitmap::deserialize_from(left).unwrap();
-                let right = RoaringBitmap::deserialize_from(right).unwrap();
-                left.union_with(&right);
-                let mut vec = Vec::new();
-                left.serialize_into(&mut vec).unwrap();
-                Some(vec)
-            }
-            else if key.starts_with(&[3]) {
-                assert_eq!(left, right);
-                Some(left.to_vec())
-            }
-            else {
-                panic!("wut? {:?}", key)
-            }
+            let mut build = fst::SetBuilder::memory();
+            build.extend_stream(op.into_stream()).unwrap();
+            Some(build.into_inner().unwrap())
         }
+        else if key == b"\0headers" {
+            assert_eq!(left, right);
+            Some(left.to_vec())
+        }
+        else if key.starts_with(&[1]) || key.starts_with(&[2]) {
+            let mut left = RoaringBitmap::deserialize_from(left).unwrap();
+            let right = RoaringBitmap::deserialize_from(right).unwrap();
+            left.union_with(&right);
+            let mut vec = Vec::new();
+            left.serialize_into(&mut vec).unwrap();
+            Some(vec)
+        }
+        else if key.starts_with(&[3]) {
+            assert_eq!(left, right);
+            Some(left.to_vec())
+        }
+        else {
+            panic!("wut? {:?}", key)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn from_many(stores: Vec<MtblKvStore>) -> anyhow::Result<MtblKvStore> {
+        eprintln!("{:?}: Merging {} MTBL stores...", rayon::current_thread_index(), stores.len());
+
+        let mmaps: Vec<_> = stores.iter().flat_map(|m| {
+            m.0.as_ref().map(|f| unsafe { memmap::Mmap::map(f).unwrap() })
+        }).collect();
+
+        let sources = mmaps.iter().map(|mmap| {
+            Reader::new(&mmap, ReaderOptions::default()).unwrap()
+        }).collect();
 
         let outfile = tempfile::tempfile()?;
         let mut out = Writer::new(outfile, None)?;
 
-        let sources = vec![left, right];
-        let opt = MergerOptions { merge };
+        let opt = MergerOptions { merge: MtblKvStore::merge };
         let mut merger = Merger::new(sources, opt);
 
         let mut iter = merger.iter();
@@ -286,30 +280,18 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let index = Index::new(&env)?;
 
-    let mut stores: Vec<_> = opt.files_to_index
+    let stores: Vec<_> = opt.files_to_index
         .into_par_iter()
-        .try_fold(MtblKvStore::default, |acc, path| {
+        .map(|path| {
             let rdr = csv::Reader::from_path(path)?;
-            let store = index_csv(rdr)?;
-            acc.merge_with(store)
+            index_csv(rdr)
         })
         .inspect(|_| {
             eprintln!("Total number of documents seen so far is {}", ID_GENERATOR.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
         })
         .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
 
-    while stores.len() >= 1 {
-        let s = std::mem::take(&mut stores);
-        stores = s.into_par_iter().chunks(2).map(|mut v| {
-            match (v.pop(), v.pop()) {
-                (Some(a), Some(b)) => a.merge_with(b),
-                (Some(a), _) => Ok(a),
-                _ => unreachable!(),
-            }
-        }).collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
-    }
-
-    let mtbl_store = stores.pop().unwrap_or_default();
+    let mtbl_store = MtblKvStore::from_many(stores)?;
 
     eprintln!("We are writing into LMDB...");
     let mut wtxn = env.write_txn()?;