diff --git a/meilisearch-auth/src/lib.rs b/meilisearch-auth/src/lib.rs
index bfc39940c..35532e0c4 100644
--- a/meilisearch-auth/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-auth/src/lib.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl AuthController {
         Ok(key)
     }
 
-    pub fn update_key(&self, uid: Uuid, patch: PatchApiKey) -> Result<Key> {
+    pub async fn update_key(&self, uid: Uuid, patch: PatchApiKey) -> Result<Key> {
         let mut key = self.get_key(uid)?;
         match patch.description {
             Setting::NotSet => (),
@@ -127,7 +127,14 @@ impl AuthController {
             name => key.name = name.set(),
         };
         key.updated_at = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
-        self.store.put_api_key(key)
+        let store = self.store.clone();
+        // TODO: we may commit only after zk persisted the keys
+        let key = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || store.put_api_key(key)).await??;
+        if let Some(ref zk) = self.zk {
+            zk.set_data(&format!("/auth/{}", key.uid), &serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&key)?, None)
+                .await?;
+        }
+        Ok(key)
     }
 
     pub fn get_key(&self, uid: Uuid) -> Result<Key> {
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/routes/api_key.rs b/meilisearch/src/routes/api_key.rs
index 9b2193b01..834750e64 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/routes/api_key.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/routes/api_key.rs
@@ -106,17 +106,11 @@ pub async fn patch_api_key(
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
     let key = path.into_inner().key;
     let patch_api_key = body.into_inner();
-    let res = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> Result<_, AuthControllerError> {
-        let uid =
-            Uuid::parse_str(&key).or_else(|_| auth_controller.get_uid_from_encoded_key(&key))?;
-        let key = auth_controller.update_key(uid, patch_api_key)?;
+    let uid = Uuid::parse_str(&key).or_else(|_| auth_controller.get_uid_from_encoded_key(&key))?;
+    let key = auth_controller.update_key(uid, patch_api_key).await?;
+    let key = KeyView::from_key(key, &auth_controller);
 
-        Ok(KeyView::from_key(key, &auth_controller))
-    })
-    .await
-    .map_err(|e| ResponseError::from_msg(e.to_string(), Code::Internal))??;
-
-    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(res))
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(key))
 }
 
 pub async fn delete_api_key(