diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/vector/binary_quantized.rs b/meilisearch/tests/vector/binary_quantized.rs
index 469ec878b..0f3d01c2d 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/vector/binary_quantized.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/vector/binary_quantized.rs
@@ -112,27 +112,49 @@ async fn binary_quantize_before_sending_documents() {
     snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
     index.wait_task(value.uid()).await.succeeded();
 
-    // Make sure the documents DB has been cleared
+    // Make sure the documents are binary quantized
     let (documents, _code) = index
         .get_all_documents(GetAllDocumentsOptions { retrieve_vectors: true, ..Default::default() })
         .await;
     snapshot!(json_string!(documents), @r###"
     {
-      "message": "internal: Invalid distance provided. Got binary quantized angular but expected angular.",
-      "code": "internal",
-      "type": "internal",
-      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#internal"
-    }
-    "###);
-
-    // Make sure the arroy DB has been cleared
-    let (documents, _code) = index.search_post(json!({ "vector": [1, 1, 1] })).await;
-    snapshot!(documents, @r###"
-    {
-      "message": "internal: Invalid distance provided. Got binary quantized angular but expected angular.",
-      "code": "internal",
-      "type": "internal",
-      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#internal"
+      "results": [
+        {
+          "id": 0,
+          "name": "kefir",
+          "_vectors": {
+            "manual": {
+              "embeddings": [
+                [
+                  -1.0,
+                  -1.0,
+                  1.0
+                ]
+              ],
+              "regenerate": false
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "id": 1,
+          "name": "echo",
+          "_vectors": {
+            "manual": {
+              "embeddings": [
+                [
+                  1.0,
+                  1.0,
+                  -1.0
+                ]
+              ],
+              "regenerate": false
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "offset": 0,
+      "limit": 20,
+      "total": 2
     }
     "###);
 }
diff --git a/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs b/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
index d8566582c..326dd842d 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
@@ -705,7 +705,11 @@ where
                 InternalError::DatabaseMissingEntry { db_name: "embedder_category_id", key: None },
             )?;
             let embedder_config = settings_diff.embedding_config_updates.get(&embedder_name);
-            let was_quantized = embedder_config.map_or(false, |action| action.was_quantized);
+            let was_quantized = settings_diff
+                .old
+                .embedding_configs
+                .get(&embedder_name)
+                .map_or(false, |conf| conf.2);
             let is_quantizing = embedder_config.map_or(false, |action| action.is_being_quantized);
 
             pool.install(|| {
diff --git a/milli/src/update/index_documents/typed_chunk.rs b/milli/src/update/index_documents/typed_chunk.rs
index 90e49d23b..97a4bf712 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/index_documents/typed_chunk.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/index_documents/typed_chunk.rs
@@ -668,9 +668,10 @@ pub(crate) fn write_typed_chunk_into_index(
                 InternalError::DatabaseMissingEntry { db_name: "embedder_category_id", key: None },
             )?;
             let binary_quantized = settings_diff
-                .embedding_config_updates
+                .old
+                .embedding_configs
                 .get(&embedder_name)
-                .map_or(false, |conf| conf.was_quantized);
+                .map_or(false, |conf| conf.2);
             // FIXME: allow customizing distance
             let writers: Vec<_> = crate::vector::arroy_db_range_for_embedder(embedder_index)
                 .map(|k| ArroyWrapper::new(index.vector_arroy, k, binary_quantized))