diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a5baa6d8d..df129df98 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1664,6 +1664,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "oxidized-json-checker",
  "parking_lot",
+ "paste",
  "rand 0.7.3",
  "rayon",
  "regex",
@@ -2025,6 +2026,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "paste"
+version = "1.0.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "acbf547ad0c65e31259204bd90935776d1c693cec2f4ff7abb7a1bbbd40dfe58"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "percent-encoding"
 version = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/Cargo.toml b/meilisearch-http/Cargo.toml
index e1d46c8e2..8532932e4 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/Cargo.toml
+++ b/meilisearch-http/Cargo.toml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ version = "0.18.1"
 actix-rt = "2.1.0"
 assert-json-diff = { branch = "master", git = "https://github.com/qdequele/assert-json-diff" }
 mockall = "0.9.1"
+paste = "1.0.5"
 serde_url_params = "0.2.0"
 tempdir = "0.3.7"
 urlencoding = "1.1.1"
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/common/index.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/common/index.rs
index 67ea6c19a..aaf108cf6 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/common/index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/common/index.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,34 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
+use paste::paste;
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 
 use super::service::Service;
 
+macro_rules! make_settings_test_routes {
+    ($($name:ident),+) => {
+        $(paste! {
+            pub async fn [<update_$name>](&self, value: Value) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
+                let url = format!("/indexes/{}/settings/{}", self.uid, stringify!($name).replace("_", "-"));
+                self.service.post(url, value).await
+            }
+
+            pub async fn [<get_$name>](&self) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
+                let url = format!("/indexes/{}/settings/{}", self.uid, stringify!($name).replace("_", "-"));
+                self.service.get(url).await
+            }
+        })*
+    };
+}
+
 pub struct Index<'a> {
     pub uid: String,
     pub service: &'a Service,
 }
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 impl Index<'_> {
     pub async fn get(&self) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
         let url = format!("/indexes/{}", self.uid);
@@ -166,8 +184,13 @@ impl Index<'_> {
         let url = format!("/indexes/{}/stats", self.uid);
         self.service.get(url).await
     }
+
+    make_settings_test_routes!(
+        distinct_attribute
+    );
 }
 
+
 pub struct GetDocumentOptions;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/distinct.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/distinct.rs
index 852276b99..a3aec6baf 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/distinct.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/distinct.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::common::Server;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use serde_json::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn set_and_reset_distinct_attribute() {
@@ -13,11 +13,32 @@ async fn set_and_reset_distinct_attribute() {
 
     assert_eq!(response["distinctAttribute"], "test");
 
-    index.update_settings(json!({ "distinctAttribute": Value::Null })).await;
+    index.update_settings(json!({ "distinctAttribute": null })).await;
 
     index.wait_update_id(1).await;
 
     let (response, _) = index.settings().await;
 
-    assert_eq!(response["distinctAttribute"], Value::Null);
+    assert_eq!(response["distinctAttribute"], json!(null));
+}
+
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn set_and_reset_distinct_attribute_with_dedicated_route() {
+    let server = Server::new().await;
+    let index = server.index("test");
+
+    let (_response, _code) = index.update_distinct_attribute(json!("test")).await;
+    index.wait_update_id(0).await;
+
+    let (response, _) = index.get_distinct_attribute().await;
+
+    assert_eq!(response, "test");
+
+    index.update_distinct_attribute(json!(null)).await;
+
+    index.wait_update_id(1).await;
+
+    let (response, _) = index.get_distinct_attribute().await;
+
+    assert_eq!(response, json!(null));
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/get_settings.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
index 82be6d994..3412f45af 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async fn get_settings() {
     assert_eq!(settings["displayedAttributes"], json!(["*"]));
     assert_eq!(settings["searchableAttributes"], json!(["*"]));
     assert_eq!(settings["attributesForFaceting"], json!({}));
-    assert_eq!(settings["distinctAttribute"], serde_json::Value::Null);
+    assert_eq!(settings["distinctAttribute"], json!(null));
     assert_eq!(
         settings["rankingRules"],
         json!([