diff --git a/milli/src/error.rs b/milli/src/error.rs
index 471952a36..611160319 100644
--- a/milli/src/error.rs
+++ b/milli/src/error.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ ranking rules settings to use the sort parameter at search time.",
             Self::UnknownInternalDocumentId { document_id } => {
                 write!(f, "An unknown internal document id have been used: `{}`.", document_id)
             }
-            Self::InvalidMinTypoWordSetting(one, two) => write!(f, "`minWordSizeForTypos` setting is invalid. `oneTypo` and `twoTypos` fields should be between `0` and `255`, and `twoTypos` should be greater or equals to `oneTypo` but found `oneTypo: {}` and twoTypos: {}`."", one, two),
+            Self::InvalidMinTypoWordSetting(one, two) => write!(f, "`minWordSizeForTypos` setting is invalid. `oneTypo` and `twoTypos` fields should be between `0` and `255`, and `twoTypos` should be greater or equals to `oneTypo` but found `oneTypo: {}` and twoTypos: {}`.", one, two),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/milli/src/index.rs b/milli/src/index.rs
index 3c1ba948f..0095352e4 100644
--- a/milli/src/index.rs
+++ b/milli/src/index.rs
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
     use maplit::btreemap;
     use tempfile::TempDir;
 
+    use crate::index::{DEFAULT_MIN_WORD_LEN_1_TYPO, DEFAULT_MIN_WORD_LEN_2_TYPOS};
     use crate::update::{IndexDocuments, IndexDocumentsConfig, IndexerConfig};
     use crate::Index;
 
@@ -1064,4 +1065,22 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         let txn = index.read_txn().unwrap();
         assert!(!index.authorize_typos(&txn).unwrap());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn set_min_word_len_for_typos() {
+        let index = TempIndex::new();
+        let mut txn = index.write_txn().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(index.min_word_len_1_typo(&txn).unwrap(), DEFAULT_MIN_WORD_LEN_1_TYPO);
+        assert_eq!(index.min_word_len_2_typo(&txn).unwrap(), DEFAULT_MIN_WORD_LEN_2_TYPOS);
+
+        index.put_min_word_len_1_typo(&mut txn, 3).unwrap();
+        index.put_min_word_len_2_typo(&mut txn, 15).unwrap();
+
+        txn.commit().unwrap();
+
+        let txn = index.read_txn().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(index.min_word_len_1_typo(&txn).unwrap(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(index.min_word_len_2_typo(&txn).unwrap(), 15);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/milli/src/search/query_tree.rs b/milli/src/search/query_tree.rs
index 6db2ce7a7..acaba680f 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/query_tree.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/query_tree.rs
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ fn split_best_frequency(ctx: &impl Context, word: &str) -> heed::Result<Option<O
     Ok(best.map(|(_, left, right)| Operation::Phrase(vec![left.to_string(), right.to_string()])))
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct TypoConfig {
     pub max_typos: u8,
     pub word_len_1_typo: u8,
@@ -1219,4 +1220,24 @@ mod test {
 
         assert_eq!(expected, query_tree);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_min_word_len_typo() {
+        let config = TypoConfig { max_typos: 2, word_len_1_typo: 5, word_len_2_typo: 7 };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            typos("hello".to_string(), true, config.clone()),
+            QueryKind::Tolerant { typo: 1, word: "hello".to_string() }
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            typos("hell".to_string(), true, config.clone()),
+            QueryKind::exact("hell".to_string())
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            typos("verylongword".to_string(), true, config.clone()),
+            QueryKind::Tolerant { typo: 2, word: "verylongword".to_string() }
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/milli/src/update/settings.rs b/milli/src/update/settings.rs
index 72b416b02..5ccaba9ba 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/settings.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/settings.rs
@@ -497,27 +497,27 @@ impl<'a, 't, 'u, 'i> Settings<'a, 't, 'u, 'i> {
     fn update_min_typo_word_len(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         match (&self.min_1_typo_word_len, &self.min_2_typos_word_len) {
             (Setting::Set(one), Setting::Set(two)) => {
-                if one < two {
+                if one > two {
+                    return Err(UserError::InvalidMinTypoWordSetting(*one, *two).into());
+                } else {
                     self.index.put_min_word_len_1_typo(&mut self.wtxn, *one)?;
                     self.index.put_min_word_len_2_typo(&mut self.wtxn, *two)?;
-                } else {
-                    return Err(UserError::InvalidMinTypoWordSetting(*one, *two).into());
                 }
             }
             (Setting::Set(one), _) => {
                 let two = self.index.min_word_len_2_typo(&self.wtxn)?;
-                if *one < two {
-                    self.index.put_min_word_len_1_typo(&mut self.wtxn, *one)?;
-                } else {
+                if *one > two {
                     return Err(UserError::InvalidMinTypoWordSetting(*one, two).into());
+                } else {
+                    self.index.put_min_word_len_1_typo(&mut self.wtxn, *one)?;
                 }
             }
             (_, Setting::Set(two)) => {
                 let one = self.index.min_word_len_1_typo(&self.wtxn)?;
-                if one < *two {
-                    self.index.put_min_word_len_2_typo(&mut self.wtxn, *two)?;
-                } else {
+                if one > *two {
                     return Err(UserError::InvalidMinTypoWordSetting(one, *two).into());
+                } else {
+                    self.index.put_min_word_len_2_typo(&mut self.wtxn, *two)?;
                 }
             }
             _ => (),
@@ -1286,4 +1286,37 @@ mod tests {
         builder.execute(|_| ()).unwrap();
         assert!(!index.authorize_typos(&txn).unwrap());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn update_min_word_len_for_typo() {
+        let index = TempIndex::new();
+        let config = IndexerConfig::default();
+
+        // Set the genres setting
+        let mut txn = index.write_txn().unwrap();
+        let mut builder = Settings::new(&mut txn, &index, &config);
+        builder.set_min_1_typo_word_len(8);
+        builder.set_min_2_typos_word_len(8);
+        builder.execute(|_| ()).unwrap();
+
+        txn.commit().unwrap();
+
+        let txn = index.read_txn().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(index.min_word_len_1_typo(&txn).unwrap(), 8);
+        assert_eq!(index.min_word_len_2_typo(&txn).unwrap(), 8);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn update_invalid_min_word_len_for_typo() {
+        let index = TempIndex::new();
+        let config = IndexerConfig::default();
+
+        // Set the genres setting
+        let mut txn = index.write_txn().unwrap();
+        let mut builder = Settings::new(&mut txn, &index, &config);
+        builder.set_min_1_typo_word_len(10);
+        builder.set_min_2_typos_word_len(7);
+        assert!(builder.execute(|_| ()).is_err());
+    }
 }