diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs
index 112d1b327..7649d2b36 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/custom_settings.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use rocksdb::DBVector;
+use crate::database::raw_index::InnerRawIndex;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct CustomSettings(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
+pub struct CustomSettings(pub(crate) InnerRawIndex);
 
 impl CustomSettings {
     pub fn set<K, V>(&self, key: K, value: V) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error>
     where K: AsRef<[u8]>,
           V: AsRef<[u8]>,
     {
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.put_cf(cf, key, value)
+        self.0.set(key, value)
     }
 
     pub fn get<K, V>(&self, key: K) -> Result<Option<DBVector>, rocksdb::Error>
     where K: AsRef<[u8]>,
     {
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.get_cf(cf, key)
+        self.0.get(key)
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/docs_words_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/docs_words_index.rs
index 38430a9d1..f4af69ee8 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/docs_words_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/docs_words_index.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use meilidb_core::DocumentId;
+
+use crate::database::raw_index::InnerRawIndex;
 use super::Error;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct DocsWordsIndex(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
+pub struct DocsWordsIndex(pub(crate) InnerRawIndex);
 
 impl DocsWordsIndex {
     pub fn doc_words(&self, id: DocumentId) -> Result<Option<fst::Set>, Error> {
         let key = id.0.to_be_bytes();
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        match self.0.get_pinned_cf(cf, key)? {
+        match self.0.get_pinned(key)? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let len = bytes.len();
                 let value = Arc::from(bytes.as_ref());
@@ -22,15 +24,13 @@ impl DocsWordsIndex {
 
     pub fn set_doc_words(&self, id: DocumentId, words: &fst::Set) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let key = id.0.to_be_bytes();
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.put_cf(cf, key, words.as_fst().as_bytes())?;
+        self.0.set(key, words.as_fst().as_bytes())?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn del_doc_words(&self, id: DocumentId) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let key = id.0.to_be_bytes();
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.delete_cf(cf, key)?;
+        self.0.delete(key)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/documents_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/documents_index.rs
index 1326a480d..706fa9d84 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/documents_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/documents_index.rs
@@ -1,45 +1,37 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 
 use meilidb_core::DocumentId;
 use rocksdb::DBVector;
 
+use crate::database::raw_index::InnerRawIndex;
 use crate::document_attr_key::DocumentAttrKey;
 use crate::schema::SchemaAttr;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct DocumentsIndex(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
+pub struct DocumentsIndex(pub(crate) InnerRawIndex);
 
 impl DocumentsIndex {
     pub fn document_field(&self, id: DocumentId, attr: SchemaAttr) -> Result<Option<DBVector>, rocksdb::Error> {
         let key = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, attr).to_be_bytes();
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.get_cf(cf, key)
+        self.0.get(key)
     }
 
     pub fn set_document_field(&self, id: DocumentId, attr: SchemaAttr, value: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
         let key = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, attr).to_be_bytes();
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.put_cf(cf, key, value)?;
+        self.0.set(key, value)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn del_document_field(&self, id: DocumentId, attr: SchemaAttr) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
         let key = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, attr).to_be_bytes();
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.delete_cf(cf, key)?;
+        self.0.delete(key)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn del_all_document_fields(&self, id: DocumentId) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
         let start = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::min()).to_be_bytes();
         let end = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::max()).to_be_bytes();
-
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        let mut batch = rocksdb::WriteBatch::default();
-        batch.delete_range_cf(cf, start, end)?;
-        self.0.write(batch)?;
-
+        self.0.delete_range(start, end)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -47,9 +39,8 @@ impl DocumentsIndex {
         let start = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::min()).to_be_bytes();
         let end = DocumentAttrKey::new(id, SchemaAttr::max()).to_be_bytes();
 
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
         let from = rocksdb::IteratorMode::From(&start[..], rocksdb::Direction::Forward);
-        let iter = self.0.iterator_cf(cf, from).unwrap();
+        let iter = self.0.iterator(from).unwrap();
 
         DocumentFieldsIter(iter, end.to_vec())
     }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs
index 251dd78e7..4625450c5 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use crate::database::raw_index::InnerRawIndex;
 use crate::ranked_map::RankedMap;
 use crate::schema::Schema;
 
 use super::Error;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct MainIndex(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
+pub struct MainIndex(pub(crate) InnerRawIndex);
 
 impl MainIndex {
     pub fn schema(&self) -> Result<Option<Schema>, Error> {
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        match self.0.get_cf(cf, "schema")? {
+        match self.0.get_pinned("schema")? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let schema = Schema::read_from_bin(bytes.as_ref())?;
                 Ok(Some(schema))
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@ impl MainIndex {
     pub fn set_schema(&self, schema: &Schema) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut bytes = Vec::new();
         schema.write_to_bin(&mut bytes)?;
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.put_cf(cf, "schema", bytes)?;
+        self.0.set("schema", bytes)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn words_set(&self) -> Result<Option<fst::Set>, Error> {
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        match self.0.get_pinned_cf(cf, "words")? {
+        match self.0.get_pinned("words")? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let len = bytes.len();
                 let value = Arc::from(bytes.as_ref());
@@ -42,14 +40,11 @@ impl MainIndex {
     }
 
     pub fn set_words_set(&self, value: &fst::Set) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.put_cf(cf, "words", value.as_fst().as_bytes())?;
-        Ok(())
+        self.0.set("words", value.as_fst().as_bytes()).map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     pub fn ranked_map(&self) -> Result<Option<RankedMap>, Error> {
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        match self.0.get_cf(cf, "ranked-map")? {
+        match self.0.get_pinned("ranked-map")? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let ranked_map = RankedMap::read_from_bin(bytes.as_ref())?;
                 Ok(Some(ranked_map))
@@ -61,8 +56,7 @@ impl MainIndex {
     pub fn set_ranked_map(&self, value: &RankedMap) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut bytes = Vec::new();
         value.write_to_bin(&mut bytes)?;
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.put_cf(cf, "ranked_map", bytes)?;
+        self.0.set("ranked_map", bytes)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs
index 0231a6d2f..c2c38d62b 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use self::documents_deletion::DocumentsDeletion;
 use self::documents_index::DocumentsIndex;
 use self::index::InnerIndex;
 use self::main_index::MainIndex;
-use self::raw_index::RawIndex;
+use self::raw_index::{RawIndex, InnerRawIndex};
 use self::words_index::WordsIndex;
 
 pub struct Database {
@@ -88,31 +88,31 @@ impl Database {
 
                 let main = {
                     self.inner.cf_handle(name).expect("cf not found");
-                    MainIndex(self.inner.clone(), name.to_owned())
+                    MainIndex(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(name)))
                 };
 
                 let words = {
                     let cf_name = format!("{}-words", name);
                     self.inner.cf_handle(&cf_name).expect("cf not found");
-                    WordsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
+                    WordsIndex(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(cf_name)))
                 };
 
                 let docs_words = {
                     let cf_name = format!("{}-docs-words", name);
                     self.inner.cf_handle(&cf_name).expect("cf not found");
-                    DocsWordsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
+                    DocsWordsIndex(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(cf_name)))
                 };
 
                 let documents = {
                     let cf_name = format!("{}-documents", name);
                     self.inner.cf_handle(&cf_name).expect("cf not found");
-                    DocumentsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
+                    DocumentsIndex(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(cf_name)))
                 };
 
                 let custom = {
                     let cf_name = format!("{}-custom", name);
                     self.inner.cf_handle(&cf_name).expect("cf not found");
-                    CustomSettings(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
+                    CustomSettings(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(cf_name)))
                 };
 
                 let raw_index = RawIndex { main, words, docs_words, documents, custom };
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl Database {
             Entry::Vacant(vacant) => {
                 let main = {
                     self.inner.create_cf(name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
-                    MainIndex(self.inner.clone(), name.to_owned())
+                    MainIndex(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(name)))
                 };
 
                 if let Some(prev_schema) = main.schema()? {
@@ -149,25 +149,25 @@ impl Database {
                 let words = {
                     let cf_name = format!("{}-words", name);
                     self.inner.create_cf(&cf_name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
-                    WordsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
+                    WordsIndex(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(cf_name)))
                 };
 
                 let docs_words = {
                     let cf_name = format!("{}-docs-words", name);
                     self.inner.create_cf(&cf_name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
-                    DocsWordsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
+                    DocsWordsIndex(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(cf_name)))
                 };
 
                 let documents = {
                     let cf_name = format!("{}-documents", name);
                     self.inner.create_cf(&cf_name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
-                    DocumentsIndex(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
+                    DocumentsIndex(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(cf_name)))
                 };
 
                 let custom = {
                     let cf_name = format!("{}-custom", name);
                     self.inner.create_cf(&cf_name, &rocksdb::Options::default())?;
-                    CustomSettings(self.inner.clone(), cf_name)
+                    CustomSettings(InnerRawIndex::new(self.inner.clone(), Arc::from(cf_name)))
                 };
 
                 let mut indexes = self.indexes()?.unwrap_or_else(HashSet::new);
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/raw_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/raw_index.rs
index ada0fd357..793203a8d 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/raw_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/raw_index.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use super::{MainIndex, WordsIndex, DocsWordsIndex, DocumentsIndex, CustomSettings};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -8,3 +9,60 @@ pub struct RawIndex {
     pub documents: DocumentsIndex,
     pub custom: CustomSettings,
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct InnerRawIndex {
+    database: Arc<rocksdb::DB>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
+}
+
+impl InnerRawIndex {
+    pub fn new(database: Arc<rocksdb::DB>, name: Arc<str>) -> InnerRawIndex {
+        InnerRawIndex { database, name }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get<K>(&self, key: K) -> Result<Option<rocksdb::DBVector>, rocksdb::Error>
+    where K: AsRef<[u8]>,
+    {
+        let cf = self.database.cf_handle(&self.name).expect("cf not found");
+        self.database.get_cf(cf, key)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_pinned<K>(&self, key: K) -> Result<Option<rocksdb::DBPinnableSlice>, rocksdb::Error>
+    where K: AsRef<[u8]>,
+    {
+        let cf = self.database.cf_handle(&self.name).expect("cf not found");
+        self.database.get_pinned_cf(cf, key)
+    }
+
+    pub fn iterator(&self, from: rocksdb::IteratorMode) -> Result<rocksdb::DBIterator, rocksdb::Error> {
+        let cf = self.database.cf_handle(&self.name).expect("cf not found");
+        self.database.iterator_cf(cf, from)
+    }
+
+    pub fn set<K, V>(&self, key: K, value: V) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error>
+    where K: AsRef<[u8]>,
+          V: AsRef<[u8]>,
+    {
+        let cf = self.database.cf_handle(&self.name).expect("cf not found");
+        self.database.put_cf(cf, key, value)
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete<K>(&self, key: K) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error>
+    where K: AsRef<[u8]>
+    {
+        let cf = self.database.cf_handle(&self.name).expect("cf not found");
+        self.database.delete_cf(cf, key)
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete_range<K>(&self, start: K, end: K) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error>
+    where K: AsRef<[u8]>,
+    {
+        let mut batch = rocksdb::WriteBatch::default();
+
+        let cf = self.database.cf_handle(&self.name).expect("cf not found");
+        batch.delete_range_cf(cf, start, end)?;
+
+        self.database.write(batch)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/words_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/words_index.rs
index 862a918c4..432a294e5 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/words_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/words_index.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
 use meilidb_core::DocIndex;
 use sdset::{Set, SetBuf};
 use zerocopy::{LayoutVerified, AsBytes};
 
+use crate::database::raw_index::InnerRawIndex;
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct WordsIndex(pub Arc<rocksdb::DB>, pub String);
+pub struct WordsIndex(pub(crate) InnerRawIndex);
 
 impl WordsIndex {
     pub fn doc_indexes(&self, word: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<SetBuf<DocIndex>>, rocksdb::Error> {
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        match self.0.get_cf(cf, word)? {
+        // we must force an allocation to make the memory aligned
+        match self.0.get(word)? {
             Some(bytes) => {
                 let layout = LayoutVerified::new_slice(bytes.as_ref()).expect("invalid layout");
                 let slice = layout.into_slice();
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@ impl WordsIndex {
     }
 
     pub fn set_doc_indexes(&self, word: &[u8], set: &Set<DocIndex>) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.put_cf(cf, word, set.as_bytes())?;
+        self.0.set(word, set.as_bytes())?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn del_doc_indexes(&self, word: &[u8]) -> Result<(), rocksdb::Error> {
-        let cf = self.0.cf_handle(&self.1).unwrap();
-        self.0.delete_cf(cf, word)?;
+        self.0.delete(word)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }