diff --git a/meilisearch-types/src/settings.rs b/meilisearch-types/src/settings.rs
index 244fbffa2..9613cb9f3 100644
--- a/meilisearch-types/src/settings.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-types/src/settings.rs
@@ -626,10 +626,7 @@ pub fn settings(
             Some(field) => Setting::Set(field),
             None => Setting::Reset,
         },
-        proximity_precision: match proximity_precision {
-            Some(precision) => Setting::Set(precision),
-            None => Setting::Reset,
-        },
+        proximity_precision: Setting::Set(proximity_precision.unwrap_or_default()),
         synonyms: Setting::Set(synonyms),
         typo_tolerance: Setting::Set(typo_tolerance),
         faceting: Setting::Set(faceting),
@@ -735,10 +732,11 @@ impl From<RankingRuleView> for Criterion {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Deserr, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Deserr, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields, rename_all = "camelCase")]
 #[deserr(error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidSettingsProximityPrecision>, rename_all = camelCase, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub enum ProximityPrecisionView {
+    #[default]
     ByWord,
     ByAttribute,
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/dumps/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/dumps/mod.rs
index 5ad0ed247..90b9b91da 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/dumps/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/dumps/mod.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v1_movie_raw() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v1_movie_with_settings() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v1_rubygems_with_settings() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v2_movie_raw() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v2_movie_with_settings() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v2_rubygems_with_settings() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v3_movie_raw() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v3_movie_with_settings() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v3_rubygems_with_settings() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v4_movie_raw() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v4_movie_with_settings() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ async fn import_dump_v4_rubygems_with_settings() {
       "dictionary": [],
       "synonyms": {},
       "distinctAttribute": null,
-      "proximityPrecision": null,
+      "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
       "typoTolerance": {
         "enabled": true,
         "minWordSizeForTypos": {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/settings/get_settings.rs b/meilisearch/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
index 9ab53c51e..79689c1b5 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ async fn get_settings() {
         })
     );
     assert_eq!(settings["embedders"], json!({}));
+    assert_eq!(settings["proximityPrecision"], json!("byWord"));
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]