diff --git a/meilisearch/src/option.rs b/meilisearch/src/option.rs
index 49871d00b..d02a5c610 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/option.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/option.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ pub struct Opt {
     /// Lets you customize how many search requests can run on each core.
     /// The default value is 4.
     #[clap(long, env = MEILI_EXPERIMENTAL_NB_SEARCHES_PER_CORE, default_value_t = default_nb_searches_per_core())]
-    #[serde(default = "default_drop_search_after")]
+    #[serde(default = "default_nb_searches_per_core")]
     pub experimental_nb_searches_per_core: NonZeroUsize,
 
     /// Experimental logs mode feature. For more information, see: <https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions/723>