diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/dump.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/dump.rs
index 65cd7521f..b58552f27 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/dump.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/dump.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use serde_json::json;
 use crate::analytics::Analytics;
 use crate::extractors::authentication::{policies::*, GuardedData};
 use crate::extractors::sequential_extractor::SeqHandler;
+use crate::task::SummarizedTaskView;
 
 pub fn configure(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     cfg.service(web::resource("").route(web::post().to(SeqHandler(create_dump))))
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ pub async fn create_dump(
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
     analytics.publish("Dump Created".to_string(), json!({}), Some(&req));
 
-    let res = meilisearch.create_dump().await?;
+    let res: SummarizedTaskView = meilisearch.register_dump_task().await?.into();
 
     debug!("returns: {:?}", res);
     Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(res))
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/task.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/task.rs
index 56a181d29..c2399f141 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/task.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/task.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enum TaskType {
     DocumentDeletion,
     SettingsUpdate,
     ClearAll,
+    Dump,
 }
 
 impl From<TaskContent> for TaskType {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ impl From<TaskContent> for TaskType {
             TaskContent::IndexDeletion => TaskType::IndexDeletion,
             TaskContent::IndexCreation { .. } => TaskType::IndexCreation,
             TaskContent::IndexUpdate { .. } => TaskType::IndexUpdate,
+            TaskContent::Dump { path } => TaskType::Dump,
             _ => unreachable!("unexpected task type"),
         }
     }
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ impl From<Task> for TaskView {
                 TaskType::IndexUpdate,
                 Some(TaskDetails::IndexInfo { primary_key }),
             ),
-            TaskContent::Dump { path: _ } => todo!(),
+            TaskContent::Dump { path: _ } => (TaskType::Dump, None),
         };
 
         // An event always has at least one event: "Created"
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/tasks/task_store/store.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/tasks/task_store/store.rs
index 912047d1e..902f80560 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/tasks/task_store/store.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/tasks/task_store/store.rs
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ impl Store {
 
     pub fn put(&self, txn: &mut RwTxn, task: &Task) -> Result<()> {
         self.tasks.put(txn, &BEU64::new(task.id), task)?;
-        self.uids_task_ids
-            // TODO(marin): The index uid should be remaped to a task queue identifier here
-            .put(txn, &(&task.index_uid.as_ref().unwrap(), task.id), &())?;
+        // only add the task to the indexes index if it has an index_uid
+        if let Some(ref index_uid) = task.index_uid {
+            self.uids_task_ids.put(txn, &(&index_uid, task.id), &())?;
+        }
 
         Ok(())
     }