diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/mod.rs
index 83a206bc8..0062152b1 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pub mod authentication;
 pub mod meilisearch;
-pub mod normalize_slashes;
+pub mod normalize_path;
 
 pub use authentication::Authentication;
-pub use normalize_slashes::NormalizeSlashes;
+pub use normalize_path::NormalizePath;
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/normalize_path.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/normalize_path.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e669b9d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/normalize_path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/// From https://docs.rs/actix-web/3.0.0-alpha.2/src/actix_web/middleware/normalize.rs.html#34
+use actix_http::Error;
+use actix_service::{Service, Transform};
+use actix_web::{
+    dev::ServiceRequest,
+    dev::ServiceResponse,
+    http::uri::{PathAndQuery, Uri},
+};
+use futures::future::{ok, Ready};
+use regex::Regex;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+pub struct NormalizePath;
+
+impl<S, B> Transform<S> for NormalizePath
+where
+    S: Service<Request = ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+{
+    type Request = ServiceRequest;
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<B>;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type InitError = ();
+    type Transform = NormalizePathNormalization<S>;
+    type Future = Ready<Result<Self::Transform, Self::InitError>>;
+
+    fn new_transform(&self, service: S) -> Self::Future {
+        ok(NormalizePathNormalization {
+            service,
+            merge_slash: Regex::new("//+").unwrap(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct NormalizePathNormalization<S> {
+    service: S,
+    merge_slash: Regex,
+}
+
+impl<S, B> Service for NormalizePathNormalization<S>
+where
+    S: Service<Request = ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+{
+    type Request = ServiceRequest;
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<B>;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Future = S::Future;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        self.service.poll_ready(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, mut req: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
+        let head = req.head_mut();
+
+        // always add trailing slash, might be an extra one
+        let path = head.uri.path().to_string() + "/";
+
+        if self.merge_slash.find(&path).is_some() {
+            // normalize multiple /'s to one /
+            let path = self.merge_slash.replace_all(&path, "/");
+
+            let path = if path.len() > 1 {
+                path.trim_end_matches('/')
+            } else {
+                &path
+            };
+
+            let mut parts = head.uri.clone().into_parts();
+            let pq = parts.path_and_query.as_ref().unwrap();
+
+            let path = if let Some(q) = pq.query() {
+                bytes::Bytes::from(format!("{}?{}", path, q))
+            } else {
+                bytes::Bytes::copy_from_slice(path.as_bytes())
+            };
+            parts.path_and_query = Some(PathAndQuery::from_maybe_shared(path).unwrap());
+
+            let uri = Uri::from_parts(parts).unwrap();
+            req.match_info_mut().get_mut().update(&uri);
+            req.head_mut().uri = uri;
+        }
+
+        self.service.call(req)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/normalize_slashes.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/normalize_slashes.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e19cd889..000000000
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/normalize_slashes.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-///
-/// This middleware normalizes slashes in paths
-/// * consecutive instances of `/` get collapsed into one `/`
-/// * any ending `/` is removed.
-/// Original source from: https://gitlab.com/snippets/1884466
-///
-/// Ex:
-///   /this///url/
-///   becomes : /this/url
-///
-use actix_service::{Service, Transform};
-use actix_web::{
-    dev::ServiceRequest,
-    dev::ServiceResponse,
-    http::uri::{PathAndQuery, Uri},
-    Error as ActixError,
-};
-use futures::future::{ok, Ready};
-use regex::Regex;
-use std::task::{Context, Poll};
-
-pub struct NormalizeSlashes;
-
-impl<S, B> Transform<S> for NormalizeSlashes
-where
-    S: Service<Request = ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = ActixError>,
-    S::Future: 'static,
-{
-    type Request = ServiceRequest;
-    type Response = ServiceResponse<B>;
-    type Error = ActixError;
-    type InitError = ();
-    type Transform = SlashNormalization<S>;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self::Transform, Self::InitError>>;
-
-    fn new_transform(&self, service: S) -> Self::Future {
-        ok(SlashNormalization { service })
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct SlashNormalization<S> {
-    service: S,
-}
-
-impl<S, B> Service for SlashNormalization<S>
-where
-    S: Service<Request = ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = ActixError>,
-    S::Future: 'static,
-{
-    type Request = ServiceRequest;
-    type Response = ServiceResponse<B>;
-    type Error = ActixError;
-    type Future = S::Future;
-
-    fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        self.service.poll_ready(cx)
-    }
-
-    fn call(&mut self, mut req: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
-        let head = req.head();
-
-        let path = head.uri.path();
-        let original_len = path.len();
-        let slash_regex = Regex::new("//+").unwrap();
-        let new_path = slash_regex.replace_all(path, "/");
-        let new_path = new_path.trim_end_matches("/");
-
-        if original_len != new_path.len() {
-            let mut parts = head.uri.clone().into_parts();
-
-            let path = match parts.path_and_query.as_ref().map(|pq| pq.query()).flatten() {
-                Some(q) => bytes::Bytes::from(format!("{}?{}", new_path, q)),
-                None => bytes::Bytes::from(new_path.to_string()),
-            };
-
-            if let Ok(pq) = PathAndQuery::from_maybe_shared(path) {
-                parts.path_and_query = Some(pq);
-
-                if let Ok(uri) = Uri::from_parts(parts) {
-                    req.match_info_mut().get_mut().update(&uri);
-                    req.head_mut().uri = uri;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        self.service.call(req)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/main.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/main.rs
index f6df9d2f3..c5ac6e933 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/main.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/main.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use actix_cors::Cors;
 use actix_web::{middleware, HttpServer};
 use main_error::MainError;
 use meilisearch_http::data::Data;
-use meilisearch_http::helpers::NormalizeSlashes;
+use meilisearch_http::helpers::NormalizePath;
 use meilisearch_http::option::Opt;
 use meilisearch_http::{create_app, index_update_callback};
 use structopt::StructOpt;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), MainError> {
             )
             .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
             .wrap(middleware::Compress::default())
-            .wrap(NormalizeSlashes)
+            .wrap(NormalizePath)
     })
     .bind(opt.http_addr)?
     .run()
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/common.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/common.rs
index b8401f58b..f9800ac10 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/common.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/common.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use actix_web::{http::StatusCode, test};
 use meilisearch_core::DatabaseOptions;
 use meilisearch_http::data::Data;
 use meilisearch_http::option::Opt;
-use meilisearch_http::helpers::NormalizeSlashes;
+use meilisearch_http::helpers::NormalizePath;
 use tempdir::TempDir;
 use tokio::time::delay_for;
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl Server {
     pub async fn get_request(&mut self, url: &str) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
         eprintln!("get_request: {}", url);
 
-        let mut app = test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizeSlashes)).await;
+        let mut app = test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
 
         let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri(url).to_request();
         let res = test::call_service(&mut app, req).await;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl Server {
     pub async fn post_request(&mut self, url: &str, body: Value) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
         eprintln!("post_request: {}", url);
 
-        let mut app = test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizeSlashes)).await;
+        let mut app = test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
 
         let req = test::TestRequest::post()
             .uri(url)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl Server {
     pub async fn put_request(&mut self, url: &str, body: Value) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
         eprintln!("put_request: {}", url);
 
-        let mut app = test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizeSlashes)).await;
+        let mut app = test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
 
         let req = test::TestRequest::put()
             .uri(url)
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl Server {
     pub async fn delete_request(&mut self, url: &str) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
         eprintln!("delete_request: {}", url);
 
-        let mut app = test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizeSlashes)).await;
+        let mut app = test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
 
         let req = test::TestRequest::delete().uri(url).to_request();
         let res = test::call_service(&mut app, req).await;