diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs
index e43f521a0..98fabcca7 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ where
     }
 
     pub async fn run(self) {
+        info!("Snashot scheduled every {}s.", self.snapshot_period.as_secs());
         loop {
             sleep(self.snapshot_period).await;
             if let Err(e) = self.perform_snapshot().await {
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ where
             bail!("Invalid snapshot file path.");
         }
 
+        info!("Performing snapshot.");
+
         let temp_snapshot_dir = spawn_blocking(move || tempfile::tempdir_in(".")).await??;
         let temp_snapshot_path = temp_snapshot_dir.path().to_owned();
 
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/snapshot_old.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/snapshot_old.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ed5cd9a81..000000000
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/snapshot_old.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-use crate::Data;
-use crate::error::Error;
-use crate::helpers::compression;
-
-use log::error;
-use std::fs::create_dir_all;
-use std::path::Path;
-use std::thread;
-use std::time::{Duration};
-use tempfile::TempDir;
-
-pub fn load_snapshot(
-    db_path: &str,
-    snapshot_path: &Path,
-    ignore_snapshot_if_db_exists: bool,
-    ignore_missing_snapshot: bool
-) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let db_path = Path::new(db_path);
-
-    if !db_path.exists() && snapshot_path.exists() {
-        compression::from_tar_gz(snapshot_path, db_path)
-    } else if db_path.exists() && !ignore_snapshot_if_db_exists {
-        Err(Error::Internal(format!("database already exists at {:?}, try to delete it or rename it", db_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(db_path.into()))))
-    } else if !snapshot_path.exists() && !ignore_missing_snapshot {
-        Err(Error::Internal(format!("snapshot doesn't exist at {:?}", snapshot_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(snapshot_path.into()))))
-    } else {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn create_snapshot(data: &Data, snapshot_path: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let tmp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
-
-    data.db.copy_and_compact_to_path(tmp_dir.path())?;
-
-    compression::to_tar_gz(tmp_dir.path(), snapshot_path).map_err(|e| Error::Internal(format!("something went wrong during snapshot compression: {}", e)))
-}
-
-pub fn schedule_snapshot(data: Data, snapshot_dir: &Path, time_gap_s: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    if snapshot_dir.file_name().is_none() {
-        return Err(Error::Internal("invalid snapshot file path".to_string()));
-    }
-    let db_name = Path::new(&data.db_path).file_name().ok_or_else(|| Error::Internal("invalid database name".to_string()))?;
-    create_dir_all(snapshot_dir)?;
-    let snapshot_path = snapshot_dir.join(format!("{}.snapshot", db_name.to_str().unwrap_or("data.ms")));
-
-    thread::spawn(move || loop {
-        if let Err(e) = create_snapshot(&data, &snapshot_path) {
-            error!("Unsuccessful snapshot creation: {}", e);
-        }
-        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(time_gap_s));
-    });
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use std::io::prelude::*;
-    use std::fs;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_pack_unpack() {
-        let tempdir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-
-        let test_dir = tempdir.path();
-        let src_dir = test_dir.join("src");
-        let dest_dir = test_dir.join("complex/destination/path/");
-        let archive_path = test_dir.join("archive.snapshot");
-
-        let file_1_relative = Path::new("file1.txt");
-        let subdir_relative = Path::new("subdir/");
-        let file_2_relative = Path::new("subdir/file2.txt");
-
-        create_dir_all(src_dir.join(subdir_relative)).unwrap();
-        fs::File::create(src_dir.join(file_1_relative)).unwrap().write_all(b"Hello_file_1").unwrap();
-        fs::File::create(src_dir.join(file_2_relative)).unwrap().write_all(b"Hello_file_2").unwrap();
-
-
-        assert!(compression::to_tar_gz(&src_dir, &archive_path).is_ok());
-        assert!(archive_path.exists());
-        assert!(load_snapshot(&dest_dir.to_str().unwrap(), &archive_path, false, false).is_ok());
-
-        assert!(dest_dir.exists());
-        assert!(dest_dir.join(file_1_relative).exists());
-        assert!(dest_dir.join(subdir_relative).exists());
-        assert!(dest_dir.join(file_2_relative).exists());
-
-        let contents = fs::read_to_string(dest_dir.join(file_1_relative)).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(contents, "Hello_file_1");
-
-        let contents = fs::read_to_string(dest_dir.join(file_2_relative)).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(contents, "Hello_file_2");
-    }
-}
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/common/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/common/mod.rs
index d1874ae84..e734b3621 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-mod index;
-mod server;
-mod service;
+pub mod index;
+pub mod server;
+pub mod service;
 
 pub use index::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, GetDocumentOptions};
 pub use server::Server;
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/common/server.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/common/server.rs
index fb5147811..da490250b 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/common/server.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/common/server.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
 use byte_unit::{Byte, ByteUnit};
 use serde_json::Value;
@@ -12,50 +14,27 @@ use super::service::Service;
 
 pub struct Server {
     pub service: Service,
-    // hod ownership to the tempdir while we use the server instance.
-    _dir: tempdir::TempDir,
+    // hold ownership to the tempdir while we use the server instance.
+    _dir: Option<tempdir::TempDir>,
 }
 
 impl Server {
     pub async fn new() -> Self {
         let dir = TempDir::new("meilisearch").unwrap();
 
-        let opt = Opt {
-            db_path: dir.path().join("db"),
-            dumps_dir: dir.path().join("dump"),
-            dump_batch_size: 16,
-            http_addr: "127.0.0.1:7700".to_owned(),
-            master_key: None,
-            env: "development".to_owned(),
-            no_analytics: true,
-            max_mdb_size: Byte::from_unit(4.0, ByteUnit::GiB).unwrap(),
-            max_udb_size: Byte::from_unit(4.0, ByteUnit::GiB).unwrap(),
-            http_payload_size_limit: Byte::from_unit(10.0, ByteUnit::MiB).unwrap(),
-            ssl_cert_path: None,
-            ssl_key_path: None,
-            ssl_auth_path: None,
-            ssl_ocsp_path: None,
-            ssl_require_auth: false,
-            ssl_resumption: false,
-            ssl_tickets: false,
-            import_snapshot: None,
-            ignore_missing_snapshot: false,
-            ignore_snapshot_if_db_exists: false,
-            snapshot_dir: ".".into(),
-            schedule_snapshot: false,
-            snapshot_interval_sec: 0,
-            import_dump: None,
-            indexer_options: IndexerOpts::default(),
-            #[cfg(all(not(debug_assertions), feature = "sentry"))]
-            sentry_dsn: String::from(""),
-            #[cfg(all(not(debug_assertions), feature = "sentry"))]
-            no_sentry: true,
-        };
+        let opt = default_settings(dir.path());
 
         let data = Data::new(opt).unwrap();
         let service = Service(data);
 
-        Server { service, _dir: dir }
+        Server { service, _dir: Some(dir) }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn new_with_options(opt: Opt) -> Self {
+        let data = Data::new(opt).unwrap();
+        let service = Service(data);
+
+        Server { service, _dir: None }
     }
 
     /// Returns a view to an index. There is no guarantee that the index exists.
@@ -74,3 +53,37 @@ impl Server {
         self.service.get("/version").await
     }
 }
+
+pub fn default_settings(dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Opt {
+    Opt {
+        db_path: dir.as_ref().join("db"),
+        dumps_dir: dir.as_ref().join("dump"),
+        dump_batch_size: 16,
+        http_addr: "127.0.0.1:7700".to_owned(),
+        master_key: None,
+        env: "development".to_owned(),
+        no_analytics: true,
+        max_mdb_size: Byte::from_unit(4.0, ByteUnit::GiB).unwrap(),
+        max_udb_size: Byte::from_unit(4.0, ByteUnit::GiB).unwrap(),
+        http_payload_size_limit: Byte::from_unit(10.0, ByteUnit::MiB).unwrap(),
+        ssl_cert_path: None,
+        ssl_key_path: None,
+        ssl_auth_path: None,
+        ssl_ocsp_path: None,
+        ssl_require_auth: false,
+        ssl_resumption: false,
+        ssl_tickets: false,
+        import_snapshot: None,
+        ignore_missing_snapshot: false,
+        ignore_snapshot_if_db_exists: false,
+        snapshot_dir: ".".into(),
+        schedule_snapshot: false,
+        snapshot_interval_sec: 0,
+        import_dump: None,
+        indexer_options: IndexerOpts::default(),
+        #[cfg(all(not(debug_assertions), feature = "sentry"))]
+        sentry_dsn: String::from(""),
+        #[cfg(all(not(debug_assertions), feature = "sentry"))]
+        no_sentry: true,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/integration.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/integration.rs
index 8acc75ff9..b414072d4 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/integration.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ mod documents;
 mod index;
 mod search;
 mod settings;
-mod updates;
+mod snapshot;
 mod stats;
+mod updates;
 
 // Tests are isolated by features in different modules to allow better readability, test
 // targetability, and improved incremental compilation times.