diff --git a/crates/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs b/crates/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
index 5c8517650..9052b92f1 100644
--- a/crates/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
@@ -625,8 +625,8 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
         task_id: Option<TaskId>,
         dry_run: bool,
     ) -> Result<Task> {
-        // if the task doesn't delete anything and 50% of the task queue is full, we must refuse to enqueue the incomming task
-        if !matches!(&kind, KindWithContent::TaskDeletion { tasks, .. } if !tasks.is_empty())
+        // if the task doesn't delete or cancel anything and 40% of the task queue is full, we must refuse to enqueue the incoming task
+        if !matches!(&kind, KindWithContent::TaskDeletion { tasks, .. } | KindWithContent::TaskCancelation { tasks, .. } if !tasks.is_empty())
             && (self.env.non_free_pages_size()? * 100) / self.env.info().map_size as u64 > 40
         {
             return Err(Error::NoSpaceLeftInTaskQueue);
diff --git a/crates/index-scheduler/src/queue/mod.rs b/crates/index-scheduler/src/queue/mod.rs
index b13e3ffe2..92de10fe1 100644
--- a/crates/index-scheduler/src/queue/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/index-scheduler/src/queue/mod.rs
@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@ impl Queue {
             return Ok(task);
         }
 
-        // Get rid of the mutability.
-        let task = task;
         self.tasks.register(wtxn, &task)?;
 
         Ok(task)
diff --git a/crates/index-scheduler/src/queue/test.rs b/crates/index-scheduler/src/queue/test.rs
index 3dbdd2db3..7582da0d6 100644
--- a/crates/index-scheduler/src/queue/test.rs
+++ b/crates/index-scheduler/src/queue/test.rs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ fn test_task_queue_is_full() {
     // we won't be able to test this error in an integration test thus as a best effort test I still ensure the error return the expected error code
     snapshot!(format!("{:?}", result.error_code()), @"NoSpaceLeftOnDevice");
 
-    // Even the task deletion that doesn't delete anything shouldn't be accepted
+    // Even the task deletion and cancelation that don't delete anything should be refused
     let result = index_scheduler
         .register(
             KindWithContent::TaskDeletion { query: S("test"), tasks: RoaringBitmap::new() },
@@ -373,10 +373,39 @@ fn test_task_queue_is_full() {
         )
         .unwrap_err();
     snapshot!(result, @"Meilisearch cannot receive write operations because the limit of the task database has been reached. Please delete tasks to continue performing write operations.");
+    let result = index_scheduler
+        .register(
+            KindWithContent::TaskCancelation { query: S("test"), tasks: RoaringBitmap::new() },
+            None,
+            false,
+        )
+        .unwrap_err();
+    snapshot!(result, @"Meilisearch cannot receive write operations because the limit of the task database has been reached. Please delete tasks to continue performing write operations.");
+
     // we won't be able to test this error in an integration test thus as a best effort test I still ensure the error return the expected error code
     snapshot!(format!("{:?}", result.error_code()), @"NoSpaceLeftOnDevice");
 
-    // But a task deletion that delete something should works
+    // But a task cancelation that cancel something should work
+    index_scheduler
+        .register(
+            KindWithContent::TaskCancelation { query: S("test"), tasks: (0..100).collect() },
+            None,
+            false,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    handle.advance_one_successful_batch();
+
+    // But we should still be forbidden from enqueuing new tasks
+    let result = index_scheduler
+        .register(
+            KindWithContent::IndexCreation { index_uid: S("doggo"), primary_key: None },
+            None,
+            false,
+        )
+        .unwrap_err();
+    snapshot!(result, @"Meilisearch cannot receive write operations because the limit of the task database has been reached. Please delete tasks to continue performing write operations.");
+
+    // And a task deletion that delete something should works
     index_scheduler
         .register(
             KindWithContent::TaskDeletion { query: S("test"), tasks: (0..100).collect() },