diff --git a/meilisearch-auth/src/lib.rs b/meilisearch-auth/src/lib.rs
index 35532e0c4..a0c94ce44 100644
--- a/meilisearch-auth/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-auth/src/lib.rs
@@ -175,8 +175,13 @@ impl AuthController {
         self.store.list_api_keys()
     }
 
-    pub fn delete_key(&self, uid: Uuid) -> Result<()> {
-        if self.store.delete_api_key(uid)? {
+    pub async fn delete_key(&self, uid: Uuid) -> Result<()> {
+        let store = self.store.clone();
+        let deleted = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || store.delete_api_key(uid)).await??;
+        if deleted {
+            if let Some(ref zk) = self.zk {
+                zk.delete(&format!("/auth/{}", uid), None).await?;
+            }
             Ok(())
         } else {
             Err(AuthControllerError::ApiKeyNotFound(uid.to_string()))
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/routes/api_key.rs b/meilisearch/src/routes/api_key.rs
index 834750e64..0caa4e0f0 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/routes/api_key.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/routes/api_key.rs
@@ -118,13 +118,8 @@ pub async fn delete_api_key(
     path: web::Path<AuthParam>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
     let key = path.into_inner().key;
-    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-        let uid =
-            Uuid::parse_str(&key).or_else(|_| auth_controller.get_uid_from_encoded_key(&key))?;
-        auth_controller.delete_key(uid)
-    })
-    .await
-    .map_err(|e| ResponseError::from_msg(e.to_string(), Code::Internal))??;
+    let uid = Uuid::parse_str(&key).or_else(|_| auth_controller.get_uid_from_encoded_key(&key))?;
+    auth_controller.delete_key(uid).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::NoContent().finish())
 }