diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs b/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
index 39460052e..83c97f28a 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
@@ -680,10 +680,10 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                         self.index_mapper.indexer_config(),
                     );
                     builder.set_primary_key(primary_key);
-                    let must_stop = self.processing_tasks.read().unwrap().must_stop.clone();
+                    let must_stop_processing = self.must_stop_processing.clone();
                     builder.execute(
                         |indexing_step| debug!("update: {:?}", indexing_step),
-                        || must_stop.load(Relaxed),
+                        || must_stop_processing.get(),
                     )?;
                     index_wtxn.commit()?;
                 }
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                 content_files,
                 mut tasks,
             } => {
-                let must_stop = self.processing_tasks.read().unwrap().must_stop.clone();
+                let must_stop_processing = self.must_stop_processing.clone();
                 let indexer_config = self.index_mapper.indexer_config();
                 // TODO use the code from the IndexCreate operation
                 if let Some(primary_key) = primary_key {
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                         builder.set_primary_key(primary_key);
                         builder.execute(
                             |indexing_step| debug!("update: {:?}", indexing_step),
-                            || must_stop.clone().load(Relaxed),
+                            || must_stop_processing.clone().get(),
                         )?;
                     }
                 }
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                     indexer_config,
                     config,
                     |indexing_step| debug!("update: {:?}", indexing_step),
-                    || must_stop.load(Relaxed),
+                    || must_stop_processing.get(),
                 )?;
 
                 let mut results = Vec::new();
@@ -882,10 +882,10 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                     let mut builder =
                         milli::update::Settings::new(index_wtxn, index, indexer_config);
                     apply_settings_to_builder(&checked_settings, &mut builder);
-                    let must_stop = self.processing_tasks.read().unwrap().must_stop.clone();
+                    let must_stop_processing = self.must_stop_processing.clone();
                     builder.execute(
                         |indexing_step| debug!("update: {:?}", indexing_step),
-                        || must_stop.load(Relaxed),
+                        || must_stop_processing.get(),
                     )?;
 
                     task.status = Status::Succeeded;
diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
index 9b52c9ce9..2d8c354e5 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
@@ -125,31 +125,41 @@ struct ProcessingTasks {
     started_at: OffsetDateTime,
     /// The list of tasks ids that are currently running.
     processing: RoaringBitmap,
-    /// A boolean that can be set to true to stop the currently processing tasks.
-    must_stop: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 }
 
 impl ProcessingTasks {
-    /// Stores the currently processing tasks, the date time at which it started
-    /// and resets the _must stop_ flag.
+    /// Stores the currently processing tasks, and the date time at which it started.
     fn start_processing_at(&mut self, started_at: OffsetDateTime, processing: RoaringBitmap) {
         self.started_at = started_at;
         self.processing = processing;
-        self.must_stop.store(false, Relaxed);
     }
 
-    /// Resets the processing tasks to an empty list.
+    /// Set the processing tasks to an empty list.
     fn stop_processing_at(&mut self, stopped_at: OffsetDateTime) {
         self.started_at = stopped_at;
         self.processing = RoaringBitmap::new();
     }
 
-    /// Forces the currently processing tasks to stop running if necessary.
-    fn cancel_processing_tasks(&self, canceled_tasks: &RoaringBitmap) {
-        // If there, at least, is one task that is currently processing we must stop.
-        if !self.processing.is_disjoint(canceled_tasks) {
-            self.must_stop.store(true, Relaxed);
-        }
+    /// Returns `true` if there, at least, is one task that is currently processing we must stop.
+    fn must_cancel_processing_tasks(&self, canceled_tasks: &RoaringBitmap) -> bool {
+        !self.processing.is_disjoint(canceled_tasks)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Debug)]
+struct MustStopProcessing(Arc<AtomicBool>);
+
+impl MustStopProcessing {
+    fn get(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.load(Relaxed)
+    }
+
+    fn must_stop(&self) {
+        self.0.store(true, Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&self) {
+        self.0.store(false, Relaxed);
     }
 }
 
@@ -168,6 +178,8 @@ pub struct IndexScheduler {
     /// The LMDB environment which the DBs are associated with.
     pub(crate) env: Env,
 
+    /// A boolean that can be set to true to stop the currently processing tasks.
+    pub(crate) must_stop_processing: MustStopProcessing,
     pub(crate) processing_tasks: Arc<RwLock<ProcessingTasks>>,
     pub(crate) file_store: FileStore,
 
@@ -233,12 +245,12 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
         let processing_tasks = ProcessingTasks {
             started_at: OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
             processing: RoaringBitmap::new(),
-            must_stop: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
         };
         let file_store = FileStore::new(&update_file_path)?;
 
         // allow unreachable_code to get rids of the warning in the case of a test build.
         let this = Self {
+            must_stop_processing: MustStopProcessing::default(),
             processing_tasks: Arc::new(RwLock::new(processing_tasks)),
             file_store,
             all_tasks: env.create_database(Some(db_name::ALL_TASKS))?,
@@ -263,6 +275,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
     /// This function will execute in a different thread and must be called only once.
     fn run(&self) {
         let run = Self {
+            must_stop_processing: MustStopProcessing::default(),
             processing_tasks: self.processing_tasks.clone(),
             file_store: self.file_store.clone(),
             env: self.env.clone(),
@@ -433,10 +446,14 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
         // we inform the processing tasks to stop (if necessary).
         if let KindWithContent::TaskCancelation { tasks, .. } = kind {
             let tasks_to_cancel = RoaringBitmap::from_iter(tasks);
-            self.processing_tasks
+            if self
+                .processing_tasks
                 .read()
                 .unwrap()
-                .cancel_processing_tasks(&tasks_to_cancel);
+                .must_cancel_processing_tasks(&tasks_to_cancel)
+            {
+                self.must_stop_processing.must_stop();
+            }
         }
 
         // notify the scheduler loop to execute a new tick
@@ -612,6 +629,9 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
         let processed_tasks = ids.len();
         let processing_tasks = RoaringBitmap::from_sorted_iter(ids.iter().copied()).unwrap();
         let started_at = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
+
+        // We reset the must_stop flag to be sure that we don't stop processing tasks
+        self.must_stop_processing.reset();
         self.processing_tasks
             .write()
             .unwrap()
diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/snapshot.rs b/index-scheduler/src/snapshot.rs
index bdc37856f..44f8faa36 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/snapshot.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/snapshot.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use crate::{index_mapper::IndexMapper, IndexScheduler, Kind, Status};
 pub fn snapshot_index_scheduler(scheduler: &IndexScheduler) -> String {
     let IndexScheduler {
         autobatching_enabled,
+        must_stop_processing,
         processing_tasks,
         file_store,
         env,