diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/settings.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/settings.rs
index 01790bd8a..d0f9718f5 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/settings.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/settings.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
     #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_some")]
     pub synonyms: Option<Option<BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>>>,
     #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_some")]
-    pub index_new_fields: Option<Option<bool>>,
+    pub accept_new_fields: Option<Option<bool>>,
 }
 
 // Any value that is present is considered Some value, including null.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl Settings {
             displayed_attributes: settings.displayed_attributes.into(),
             stop_words: settings.stop_words.into(),
             synonyms: settings.synonyms.into(),
-            index_new_fields: settings.index_new_fields.into(),
+            accept_new_fields: settings.accept_new_fields.into(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ pub struct SettingsUpdate {
     pub displayed_attributes: UpdateState<HashSet<String>>,
     pub stop_words: UpdateState<BTreeSet<String>>,
     pub synonyms: UpdateState<BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>>,
-    pub index_new_fields: UpdateState<bool>,
+    pub accept_new_fields: UpdateState<bool>,
 }
 
 impl Default for SettingsUpdate {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl Default for SettingsUpdate {
             displayed_attributes: UpdateState::Nothing,
             stop_words: UpdateState::Nothing,
             synonyms: UpdateState::Nothing,
-            index_new_fields: UpdateState::Nothing,
+            accept_new_fields: UpdateState::Nothing,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/update/settings_update.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/update/settings_update.rs
index e733adac7..b100ba777 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/update/settings_update.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/update/settings_update.rs
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ pub fn apply_settings_update(
         UpdateState::Nothing => (),
     }
 
-    match settings.index_new_fields {
+    match settings.accept_new_fields {
         UpdateState::Update(v) => {
-            schema.set_index_new_fields(v);
+            schema.set_accept_new_fields(v);
         },
         UpdateState::Clear => {
-            schema.set_index_new_fields(true);
+            schema.set_accept_new_fields(true);
         },
         UpdateState::Nothing => (),
     }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
index 24e7f2203..a12d226c8 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ pub fn load_routes(app: &mut tide::Server<Data>) {
         .delete(|ctx| into_response(setting::delete_displayed(ctx)));
 
     app.at("/indexes/:index/settings/index-new-field")
-        .get(|ctx| into_response(setting::get_index_new_fields(ctx)))
-        .post(|ctx| into_response(setting::update_index_new_fields(ctx)));
+        .get(|ctx| into_response(setting::get_accept_new_fields(ctx)))
+        .post(|ctx| into_response(setting::update_accept_new_fields(ctx)));
 
     app.at("/indexes/:index/settings/synonyms")
         .get(|ctx| into_response(synonym::get(ctx)))
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/setting.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/setting.rs
index 277170fad..b70636217 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/setting.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/setting.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub async fn get_all(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
             Some(attrs)
         }
     });
-    let index_new_fields = schema.map(|s| s.index_new_fields());
+    let accept_new_fields = schema.map(|s| s.accept_new_fields());
 
     let settings = Settings {
         ranking_rules: Some(ranking_rules),
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub async fn get_all(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
         displayed_attributes,
         stop_words: Some(stop_words),
         synonyms: Some(synonyms),
-        index_new_fields: Some(index_new_fields),
+        accept_new_fields: Some(accept_new_fields),
     };
 
     Ok(tide::Response::new(200).body_json(&settings).unwrap())
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub struct UpdateSettings {
     pub displayed_attributes: Option<HashSet<String>>,
     pub stop_words: Option<BTreeSet<String>>,
     pub synonyms: Option<BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>>,
-    pub index_new_fields: Option<bool>,
+    pub accept_new_fields: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 pub async fn update_all(mut ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ pub async fn update_all(mut ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
         displayed_attributes: Some(settings_update.displayed_attributes),
         stop_words: Some(settings_update.stop_words),
         synonyms: Some(settings_update.synonyms),
-        index_new_fields: Some(settings_update.index_new_fields),
+        accept_new_fields: Some(settings_update.accept_new_fields),
     };
 
     let mut writer = db.update_write_txn()?;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub async fn delete_all(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
         displayed_attributes: UpdateState::Clear,
         stop_words: UpdateState::Clear,
         synonyms: UpdateState::Clear,
-        index_new_fields: UpdateState::Clear,
+        accept_new_fields: UpdateState::Clear,
     };
 
     let update_id = index.settings_update(&mut writer, settings)?;
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ pub async fn delete_displayed(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
     Ok(tide::Response::new(202).body_json(&response_body)?)
 }
 
-pub async fn get_index_new_fields(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
+pub async fn get_accept_new_fields(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
     ctx.is_allowed(Private)?;
     let index = ctx.index()?;
     let db = &ctx.state().db;
@@ -393,22 +393,22 @@ pub async fn get_index_new_fields(ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
 
     let schema = index.main.schema(&reader)?;
 
-    let index_new_fields = schema.map(|s| s.index_new_fields());
+    let accept_new_fields = schema.map(|s| s.accept_new_fields());
 
     Ok(tide::Response::new(200)
-        .body_json(&index_new_fields)
+        .body_json(&accept_new_fields)
         .unwrap())
 }
 
-pub async fn update_index_new_fields(mut ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
+pub async fn update_accept_new_fields(mut ctx: Request<Data>) -> SResult<Response> {
     ctx.is_allowed(Private)?;
     let index = ctx.index()?;
-    let index_new_fields: Option<bool> =
+    let accept_new_fields: Option<bool> =
         ctx.body_json().await.map_err(ResponseError::bad_request)?;
     let db = &ctx.state().db;
 
     let settings = Settings {
-        index_new_fields: Some(index_new_fields),
+        accept_new_fields: Some(accept_new_fields),
         ..Settings::default()
     };
 
diff --git a/meilisearch-schema/src/schema.rs b/meilisearch-schema/src/schema.rs
index 5a3858f0d..d66693bc9 100644
--- a/meilisearch-schema/src/schema.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-schema/src/schema.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct Schema {
     indexed: Vec<FieldId>,
     indexed_map: HashMap<FieldId, IndexedPos>,
 
-    index_new_fields: bool,
+    accept_new_fields: bool,
 }
 
 impl Schema {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl Schema {
             displayed: HashSet::new(),
             indexed: Vec::new(),
             indexed_map: HashMap::new(),
-            index_new_fields: true,
+            accept_new_fields: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl Schema {
                 Ok(id)
             }
             None => {
-                if self.index_new_fields {
+                if self.accept_new_fields {
                     self.set_indexed(name)?;
                     self.set_displayed(name)
                 } else {
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ impl Schema {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn index_new_fields(&self) -> bool {
-        self.index_new_fields
+    pub fn accept_new_fields(&self) -> bool {
+        self.accept_new_fields
     }
 
-    pub fn set_index_new_fields(&mut self, value: bool) {
-        self.index_new_fields = value;
+    pub fn set_accept_new_fields(&mut self, value: bool) {
+        self.accept_new_fields = value;
     }
 }