diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/index_scheduler.rs b/index-scheduler/src/index_scheduler.rs
index 027932e44..bac48d427 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/index_scheduler.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/index_scheduler.rs
@@ -201,45 +201,50 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
     }
 
     /// This worker function must be run in a different thread and must be run only once.
-    fn run(&self) {
+    fn run(&self) -> ! {
         loop {
             self.wake_up.wait();
 
-            let mut wtxn = match self.env.write_txn() {
-                Ok(wtxn) => wtxn,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    log::error!("{}", e);
-                    continue;
-                }
-            };
-            let batch = match self.create_next_batch(&wtxn) {
-                Ok(Some(batch)) => batch,
-                Ok(None) => continue,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    log::error!("{}", e);
-                    continue;
-                }
-            };
-            // 1. store the starting date with the bitmap of processing tasks
-            // 2. update the tasks with a starting date *but* do not write anything on disk
+            self.tick()
+        }
+    }
 
-            // 3. process the tasks
-            let _res = self.process_batch(&mut wtxn, batch);
+    /// Create and execute and store the result of one batch of registered tasks.
+    fn tick(&self) {
+        let mut wtxn = match self.env.write_txn() {
+            Ok(wtxn) => wtxn,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("{}", e);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        let batch = match self.create_next_batch(&wtxn) {
+            Ok(Some(batch)) => batch,
+            Ok(None) => return,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("{}", e);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        // 1. store the starting date with the bitmap of processing tasks
+        // 2. update the tasks with a starting date *but* do not write anything on disk
 
-            // 4. store the updated tasks on disk
+        // 3. process the tasks
+        let _res = self.process_batch(&mut wtxn, batch);
 
-            // TODO: TAMO: do this later
-            // must delete the file on disk
-            // in case of error, must update the tasks with the error
-            // in case of « success » we must update all the task on disk
-            // self.handle_batch_result(res);
+        // 4. store the updated tasks on disk
 
-            match wtxn.commit() {
-                Ok(()) => log::info!("A batch of tasks was successfully completed."),
-                Err(e) => {
-                    log::error!("{}", e);
-                    continue;
-                }
+        // TODO: TAMO: do this later
+        // must delete the file on disk
+        // in case of error, must update the tasks with the error
+        // in case of « success » we must update all the task on disk
+        // self.handle_batch_result(res);
+
+        match wtxn.commit() {
+            Ok(()) => log::info!("A batch of tasks was successfully completed."),
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("{}", e);
+                return;
             }
         }
     }