diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs b/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
index 739b342a7..39ab862ba 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                 // 1. Snapshot the version file.
                 // TODO where can I find the path of this file and do we create it anyway?
                 // let dst = temp_snapshot_dir.path().join(VERSION_FILE_NAME);
-                // let src = self.src_path.join(VERSION_FILE_NAME);
+                // let src = self.base_path.join(VERSION_FILE_NAME);
                 // fs::copy(src, dst)?;
 
                 // TODO what is a meta-env in the previous version of the scheduler?
@@ -618,9 +618,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                 // 4. Snapshot the auth LMDB env
                 let dst = temp_snapshot_dir.path().join("auth").join("data.mdb");
                 fs::create_dir_all(&dst)?;
-                // TODO find a better way to get the auth database path
-                let auth_path = self.env.path().join("..").join("auth");
-                let auth = milli::heed::EnvOpenOptions::new().open(auth_path)?;
+                let auth = milli::heed::EnvOpenOptions::new().open(&self.auth_path)?;
                 auth.copy_to_path(dst, CompactionOption::Enabled)?;
 
                 todo!("tar-gz and append .snapshot at the end of the file");
diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/insta_snapshot.rs b/index-scheduler/src/insta_snapshot.rs
index 8f0b6129f..6e5dd187a 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/insta_snapshot.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/insta_snapshot.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub fn snapshot_index_scheduler(scheduler: &IndexScheduler) -> String {
         wake_up: _,
         dumps_path: _,
         snapshots_path: _,
+        auth_path: _,
         test_breakpoint_sdr: _,
         planned_failures: _,
         run_loop_iteration: _,
diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
index 15e57aacb..cdb2e09e8 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ pub struct IndexScheduler {
     /// The path used to create the snapshots.
     pub(crate) snapshots_path: PathBuf,
 
+    /// The path to the folder containing the auth LMDB env.
+    pub(crate) auth_path: PathBuf,
+
     // ================= test
     // The next entry is dedicated to the tests.
     /// Provide a way to set a breakpoint in multiple part of the scheduler.
@@ -282,6 +285,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
             autobatching_enabled: self.autobatching_enabled,
             snapshots_path: self.snapshots_path.clone(),
             dumps_path: self.dumps_path.clone(),
+            auth_path: self.auth_path.clone(),
             #[cfg(test)]
             test_breakpoint_sdr: self.test_breakpoint_sdr.clone(),
             #[cfg(test)]
@@ -306,9 +310,11 @@ pub enum Breakpoint {
 }
 
 impl IndexScheduler {
+    // TODO create a struct of options with a documented field for each required option instead
     /// Create an index scheduler and start its run loop.
     ///
     /// ## Arguments
+    /// - `auth_path`: the path to the folder containing the auth LMDB env
     /// - `tasks_path`: the path to the folder containing the task databases
     /// - `update_file_path`: the path to the file store containing the files associated to the tasks
     /// - `indexes_path`: the path to the folder containing meilisearch's indexes
@@ -320,6 +326,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
     /// together, to process multiple tasks at once.
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub fn new(
+        auth_path: PathBuf,
         tasks_path: PathBuf,
         update_file_path: PathBuf,
         indexes_path: PathBuf,
@@ -363,6 +370,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
             autobatching_enabled,
             dumps_path,
             snapshots_path,
+            auth_path,
 
             #[cfg(test)]
             test_breakpoint_sdr,
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs
index 656e7460a..6ab205385 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ pub fn setup_meilisearch(opt: &Opt) -> anyhow::Result<(IndexScheduler, AuthContr
     let auth_controller_builder = || AuthController::new(&opt.db_path, &opt.master_key);
     let index_scheduler_builder = || {
         IndexScheduler::new(
+            // TODO find a better way to have the path of the auth store
+            opt.db_path.join("auth"),
             opt.db_path.join("tasks"),
             opt.db_path.join("update_files"),
             opt.db_path.join("indexes"),