diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
index 5a8ddc1d8..36f12dc25 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
@@ -570,25 +570,122 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
     /// only once per index scheduler.
     async fn run(&self) {
         let run = self.private_clone();
+        let zk = self.zk.clone();
+        let mut self_node_id = zk::CreateSequence(0);
         tokio::task::spawn(async move {
             #[cfg(test)]
             run.breakpoint(Breakpoint::Init);
 
-            let wake_up = run.wake_up.clone();
-            let _ = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || wake_up.wait()).await;
+            // potentialy create /leader-q folder
+            // join the leader q
+            // subscribe a watcher to the node-1 in the leader q
+            let mut watchers = if let Some(ref zk) = zk {
+                let options = zk::CreateMode::Persistent.with_acls(zk::Acls::anyone_all());
+                match zk.create("/election", &[], &options).await {
+                    Ok(_) | Err(zk::Error::NodeExists) => (),
+                    Err(e) => panic!("{e}"),
+                }
+
+                match zk.create("/snapshots", &[], &options).await {
+                    Ok(_) | Err(zk::Error::NodeExists) => (),
+                    Err(e) => panic!("{e}"),
+                }
+
+                let options = zk::CreateMode::EphemeralSequential.with_acls(zk::Acls::anyone_all());
+                // TODO: ugly unwrap
+                let (_stat, id) = zk.create("/election/node-", &[], &options).await.unwrap();
+                self_node_id = id;
+                let previous_path = {
+                    let list = zk.list_children("/election").await.unwrap();
+
+                    let self_node_path = format!("node-{}", self_node_id);
+                    let previous_path =
+                        list.into_iter().take_while(|path| dbg!(path) < &self_node_path).last();
+                    previous_path.map(|path| format!("/election/{}", path))
+                };
+
+                if let Some(previous_path) = previous_path {
+                    Some((
+                        zk.watch(&previous_path, zk::AddWatchMode::Persistent).await.unwrap(),
+                        zk.watch("/snapshots", zk::AddWatchMode::PersistentRecursive)
+                            .await
+                            .unwrap(),
+                    ))
+                } else {
+                    log::warn!("I'm the leader");
+                    None
+                }
+            } else {
+                log::warn!("I don't have any ZK cluster");
+                None
+            };
 
             loop {
-                match run.tick().await {
-                    Ok(TickOutcome::TickAgain(_)) => (),
-                    Ok(TickOutcome::WaitForSignal) => {
+                match watchers.as_mut() {
+                    Some((lw, sw)) => {
+                        tokio::select! {
+                            zk::WatchedEvent { event_type, session_state, .. } = lw.changed() => match event_type {
+                                zk::EventType::Session => panic!("Session error {:?}", session_state),
+                                zk::EventType::NodeDeleted => {
+                                    let zk = zk.as_ref().unwrap();
+                                    let previous_path = {
+                                        let list = zk.list_children("/election").await.unwrap();
+
+                                        let self_node_path = format!("node-{}", self_node_id);
+                                        let previous_path =
+                                            list.into_iter().take_while(|path| dbg!(path) < &self_node_path).last();
+                                        previous_path.map(|path| format!("/election/{}", path))
+                                    };
+
+                                    let (lw, sw) = watchers.take().unwrap();
+                                    lw.remove().await.unwrap();
+                                    watchers = if let Some(previous_path) = previous_path {
+                                        Some((
+                                            zk.watch(&previous_path, zk::AddWatchMode::Persistent).await.unwrap(),
+                                            zk.watch("/snapshots", zk::AddWatchMode::PersistentRecursive)
+                                                .await
+                                                .unwrap(),
+                                        ))
+                                    } else {
+                                        log::warn!("I'm the new leader");
+                                        sw.remove().await.unwrap();
+                                        None
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                _ => (),
+                            },
+                            zk::WatchedEvent { event_type, session_state, path } = sw.changed() => match event_type {
+                                zk::EventType::Session => panic!("Session error {:?}", session_state),
+                                zk::EventType::NodeCreated => {
+                                    println!("I should load a snapshot - {}", path);
+                                }
+                                _ => (),
+                            },
+                            else => break,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None => {
                         let wake_up = run.wake_up.clone();
                         let _ = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || wake_up.wait()).await;
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        log::error!("{}", e);
-                        // Wait one second when an irrecoverable error occurs.
-                        if !e.is_recoverable() {
-                            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+
+                        match run.tick().await {
+                            Ok(TickOutcome::TickAgain(_)) => {
+                                run.wake_up.signal();
+                                // TODO:
+                                // - create a new snapshot
+                                // - create snapshot in ZK
+                                // - delete task in ZK
+
+                                println!("I should create a snapshot");
+                            }
+                            Ok(TickOutcome::WaitForSignal) => (),
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                log::error!("{}", e);
+                                // Wait one second when an irrecoverable error occurs.
+                                if !e.is_recoverable() {
+                                    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }