diff --git a/src/search.rs b/src/search.rs
index a6eb3b3d4..36b67b502 100644
--- a/src/search.rs
+++ b/src/search.rs
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
     /// Fetch the words from the given FST related to the given DFAs along with
     /// the associated documents ids.
     fn fetch_words_docids(
-        rtxn: &heed::RoTxn,
-        index: &Index,
+        &self,
         fst: &fst::Set<&[u8]>,
         dfas: Vec<(String, bool, DFA)>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<(HashMap<String, (u8, RoaringBitmap)>, RoaringBitmap)>>
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
             while let Some((word, state)) = stream.next() {
 
                 let word = std::str::from_utf8(word)?;
-                let docids = index.word_docids.get(rtxn, word)?.unwrap();
+                let docids = self.index.word_docids.get(self.rtxn, word)?.unwrap();
                 let distance = dfa.distance(state);
                 unions_docids.union_with(&docids);
                 acc_derived_words.insert(word.to_string(), (distance.to_u8(), docids));
@@ -134,8 +133,7 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
     }
 
     fn fecth_keywords(
-        rtxn: &heed::RoTxn,
-        index: &Index,
+        &self,
         derived_words: &[(HashMap<String, (u8, RoaringBitmap)>, RoaringBitmap)],
         candidate: DocumentId,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<IntoIter>>
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
             for (word, (_distance, docids)) in words {
 
                 if !docids.contains(candidate) { continue; }
-                if let Some(positions) = index.docid_word_positions.get(rtxn, &(candidate, word))? {
+                if let Some(positions) = self.index.docid_word_positions.get(self.rtxn, &(candidate, word))? {
                     union_positions.union_with(&positions);
                 }
             }
@@ -158,12 +156,73 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
         Ok(keywords)
     }
 
+    fn words_pair_combinations<'h>(
+        w1: &'h HashMap<String, (u8, RoaringBitmap)>,
+        w2: &'h HashMap<String, (u8, RoaringBitmap)>,
+    ) -> Vec<(&'h str, &'h str)>
+    {
+        let mut pairs = Vec::new();
+        for (w1, (_typos, docids1)) in w1 {
+            for (w2, (_typos, docids2)) in w2 {
+                if !docids1.is_disjoint(&docids2) {
+                    pairs.push((w1.as_str(), w2.as_str()));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        pairs
+    }
+
+    fn depth_first_search(
+        &self,
+        words: &[(HashMap<String, (u8, RoaringBitmap)>, RoaringBitmap)],
+        candidates: &RoaringBitmap,
+        parent_docids: Option<&RoaringBitmap>,
+        union_cache: &mut HashMap<(usize, u8), RoaringBitmap>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<RoaringBitmap>>
+    {
+        let (words1, words2) = (&words[0].0, &words[1].0);
+        let pairs = Self::words_pair_combinations(words1, words2);
+
+        for proximity in 1..=8 {
+            let mut docids = match union_cache.entry((words.len(), proximity)) {
+                Occupied(entry) => entry.get().clone(),
+                Vacant(entry) => {
+                    let mut docids = RoaringBitmap::new();
+                    if proximity == 8 {
+                        docids = candidates.clone();
+                    } else {
+                        for (w1, w2) in pairs.iter().cloned() {
+                            let key = (w1, w2, proximity);
+                            if let Some(di) = self.index.word_pair_proximity_docids.get(self.rtxn, &key)? {
+                                docids.union_with(&di);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    entry.insert(docids).clone()
+                }
+            };
+
+            if let Some(parent_docids) = &parent_docids {
+                docids.intersect_with(parent_docids);
+            }
+
+            if !docids.is_empty() {
+                let words = &words[1..];
+                // We are the last word.
+                if words.len() < 2 { return Ok(Some(docids)) }
+                if let Some(di) = self.depth_first_search(words, candidates, Some(&docids), union_cache)? {
+                    return Ok(Some(di))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+
     pub fn execute(&self) -> anyhow::Result<SearchResult> {
-        let rtxn = self.rtxn;
-        let index = self.index;
         let limit = self.limit;
 
-        let fst = match index.fst(rtxn)? {
+        let fst = match self.index.fst(self.rtxn)? {
             Some(fst) => fst,
             None => return Ok(Default::default()),
         };
@@ -179,8 +238,8 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
             return Ok(Default::default());
         }
 
-        let derived_words = Self::fetch_words_docids(rtxn, index, &fst, dfas)?;
-        let candidates = Self::compute_candidates(&derived_words);
+        let derived_words = self.fetch_words_docids(&fst, dfas)?;
+        let mut candidates = Self::compute_candidates(&derived_words);
 
         debug!("candidates: {:?}", candidates);
 
@@ -191,73 +250,7 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
             return Ok(SearchResult { found_words, documents_ids });
         }
 
-        fn words_pair_combinations<'a>(
-            w1: &'a HashMap<String, (u8, RoaringBitmap)>,
-            w2: &'a HashMap<String, (u8, RoaringBitmap)>,
-        ) -> Vec<(&'a str, &'a str)>
-        {
-            let mut pairs = Vec::new();
-            for (w1, (_typos, docids1)) in w1 {
-                for (w2, (_typos, docids2)) in w2 {
-                    if !docids1.is_disjoint(&docids2) {
-                        pairs.push((w1.as_str(), w2.as_str()));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            pairs
-        }
-
-        fn depth_first_search(
-            index: &Index,
-            rtxn: &heed::RoTxn,
-            words: &[(HashMap<String, (u8, RoaringBitmap)>, RoaringBitmap)],
-            candidates: &RoaringBitmap,
-            parent_docids: Option<&RoaringBitmap>,
-            union_cache: &mut HashMap<(usize, u8), RoaringBitmap>,
-        ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<RoaringBitmap>>
-        {
-            let (words1, words2) = (&words[0].0, &words[1].0);
-            let pairs = words_pair_combinations(words1, words2);
-
-            for proximity in 1..=8 {
-                let mut docids = match union_cache.entry((words.len(), proximity)) {
-                    Occupied(entry) => entry.get().clone(),
-                    Vacant(entry) => {
-                        let mut docids = RoaringBitmap::new();
-                        if proximity == 8 {
-                            docids = candidates.clone();
-                        } else {
-                            for (w1, w2) in pairs.iter().cloned() {
-                                let key = (w1, w2, proximity);
-                                if let Some(di) = index.word_pair_proximity_docids.get(rtxn, &key)? {
-                                    docids.union_with(&di);
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                        entry.insert(docids).clone()
-                    }
-                };
-
-                if let Some(parent_docids) = &parent_docids {
-                    docids.intersect_with(parent_docids);
-                }
-
-                if !docids.is_empty() {
-                    let words = &words[1..];
-                    // We are the last word.
-                    if words.len() < 2 { return Ok(Some(docids)) }
-                    if let Some(di) = depth_first_search(index, rtxn, words, candidates, Some(&docids), union_cache)? {
-                        return Ok(Some(di))
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            Ok(None)
-        }
-
         let mut union_cache = HashMap::new();
-        let answer = depth_first_search(index, rtxn, &derived_words, &candidates, None, &mut union_cache)?;
-
         let mut documents = Vec::new();
         if let Some(answer) = answer {
             documents.push(answer);