diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/dump_actor/actor.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/dump_actor/actor.rs
index 82a38cf96..8e1e48ebe 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/dump_actor/actor.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/dump_actor/actor.rs
@@ -1,28 +1,27 @@
 use super::{DumpError, DumpInfo, DumpMsg, DumpResult, DumpStatus};
 use crate::helpers::compression;
 use crate::index_controller::{index_actor, update_actor, uuid_resolver, IndexMetadata};
+use async_stream::stream;
 use chrono::Utc;
-use log::{error, info, warn};
+use futures::stream::StreamExt;
+use log::{error, info};
 use std::{
     collections::HashSet,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     sync::Arc,
 };
-use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot, RwLock};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-pub struct DumpActor<UuidResolver, Index, Update> {
-    inbox: mpsc::Receiver<DumpMsg>,
-    inner: InnerDump<UuidResolver, Index, Update>,
-}
+pub const CONCURRENT_DUMP_MSG: usize = 10;
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
-struct InnerDump<UuidResolver, Index, Update> {
-    pub uuid_resolver: UuidResolver,
-    pub index: Index,
-    pub update: Update,
-    pub dump_path: PathBuf,
-    pub dump_info: Arc<Mutex<Option<DumpInfo>>>,
+pub struct DumpActor<UuidResolver, Index, Update> {
+    inbox: Option<mpsc::Receiver<DumpMsg>>,
+    uuid_resolver: UuidResolver,
+    index: Index,
+    update: Update,
+    dump_path: PathBuf,
+    dump_info: Arc<RwLock<Option<DumpInfo>>>,
 }
 
 /// Generate uid from creation date
@@ -44,144 +43,93 @@ where
         dump_path: impl AsRef<Path>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            inbox,
-            inner: InnerDump {
-                uuid_resolver,
-                index,
-                update,
-                dump_path: dump_path.as_ref().into(),
-                dump_info: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
-            },
+            inbox: Some(inbox),
+            uuid_resolver,
+            index,
+            update,
+            dump_path: dump_path.as_ref().into(),
+            dump_info: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
         }
     }
 
     pub async fn run(mut self) {
-        use DumpMsg::*;
-
         info!("Started dump actor.");
 
-        loop {
-            match self.inbox.recv().await {
-                Some(CreateDump { ret }) => {
-                    let _ = ret.send(self.inner.clone().handle_create_dump().await);
+        let mut inbox = self
+            .inbox
+            .take()
+            .expect("Dump Actor must have a inbox at this point.");
+
+        let stream = stream! {
+            loop {
+                match inbox.recv().await {
+                    Some(msg) => yield msg,
+                    None => break,
                 }
-                Some(DumpInfo { ret, uid }) => {
-                    let _ = ret.send(self.inner.handle_dump_info(uid).await);
-                }
-                None => break,
             }
-        }
+        };
+
+        stream
+            .for_each_concurrent(Some(CONCURRENT_DUMP_MSG), |msg| self.handle_message(msg))
+            .await;
 
         error!("Dump actor stopped.");
     }
-}
 
-impl<UuidResolver, Index, Update> InnerDump<UuidResolver, Index, Update>
-where
-    UuidResolver: uuid_resolver::UuidResolverHandle + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
-    Index: index_actor::IndexActorHandle + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
-    Update: update_actor::UpdateActorHandle + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
-{
-    async fn handle_create_dump(self) -> DumpResult<DumpInfo> {
+    async fn handle_message(&self, msg: DumpMsg) {
+        use DumpMsg::*;
+
+        match msg {
+            CreateDump { ret } => {
+                let _ = self.handle_create_dump(ret).await;
+            }
+            DumpInfo { ret, uid } => {
+                let _ = ret.send(self.handle_dump_info(uid).await);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn handle_create_dump(&self, ret: oneshot::Sender<DumpResult<DumpInfo>>) {
         if self.is_running().await {
-            return Err(DumpError::DumpAlreadyRunning);
+            ret.send(Err(DumpError::DumpAlreadyRunning))
+                .expect("Dump actor is dead");
+            return;
         }
         let uid = generate_uid();
         let info = DumpInfo::new(uid.clone(), DumpStatus::InProgress);
-        *self.dump_info.lock().await = Some(info.clone());
+        *self.dump_info.write().await = Some(info.clone());
 
-        let this = self.clone();
+        ret.send(Ok(info)).expect("Dump actor is dead");
 
-        tokio::task::spawn(async move {
-            match this.perform_dump(uid).await {
-                Ok(()) => {
-                    if let Some(ref mut info) = *self.dump_info.lock().await {
-                        info.done();
-                    } else {
-                        warn!("dump actor was in an inconsistant state");
-                    }
-                    info!("Dump succeed");
-                }
-                Err(e) => {
-                    if let Some(ref mut info) = *self.dump_info.lock().await {
-                        info.with_error(e.to_string());
-                    } else {
-                        warn!("dump actor was in an inconsistant state");
-                    }
-                    error!("Dump failed: {}", e);
-                }
-            };
-        });
+        let dump_info = self.dump_info.clone();
 
-        Ok(info)
-    }
+        let task_result = tokio::task::spawn(perform_dump(
+            self.dump_path.clone(),
+            self.uuid_resolver.clone(),
+            self.index.clone(),
+            self.update.clone(),
+            uid.clone(),
+        ))
+        .await;
 
-    async fn perform_dump(self, uid: String) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        info!("Performing dump.");
-
-        let dump_dir = self.dump_path.clone();
-        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&dump_dir).await?;
-        let temp_dump_dir =
-            tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || tempfile::tempdir_in(dump_dir)).await??;
-        let temp_dump_path = temp_dump_dir.path().to_owned();
-
-        let uuids = self.uuid_resolver.list().await?;
-        // maybe we could just keep the vec as-is
-        let uuids: HashSet<(String, Uuid)> = uuids.into_iter().collect();
-
-        if uuids.is_empty() {
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        let indexes = self.list_indexes().await?;
-
-        // we create one directory by index
-        for meta in indexes.iter() {
-            tokio::fs::create_dir(temp_dump_path.join(&meta.uid)).await?;
-        }
-
-        let metadata = super::Metadata::new(indexes, env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string());
-        metadata.to_path(&temp_dump_path).await?;
-
-        self.update.dump(uuids, temp_dump_path.clone()).await?;
-
-        let dump_dir = self.dump_path.clone();
-        let dump_path = self.dump_path.join(format!("{}.dump", uid));
-        let dump_path = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
-            let temp_dump_file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in(dump_dir)?;
-            let temp_dump_file_path = temp_dump_file.path().to_owned();
-            compression::to_tar_gz(temp_dump_path, temp_dump_file_path)?;
-            temp_dump_file.persist(&dump_path)?;
-            Ok(dump_path)
-        })
-        .await??;
-
-        info!("Created dump in {:?}.", dump_path);
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    async fn list_indexes(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<IndexMetadata>> {
-        let uuids = self.uuid_resolver.list().await?;
-
-        let mut ret = Vec::new();
-
-        for (uid, uuid) in uuids {
-            let meta = self.index.get_index_meta(uuid).await?;
-            let meta = IndexMetadata {
-                uuid,
-                name: uid.clone(),
-                uid,
-                meta,
-            };
-            ret.push(meta);
-        }
-
-        Ok(ret)
+        match task_result {
+            Ok(Ok(())) => {
+                (*dump_info.write().await).as_mut().expect("Inconsistent dump service state").done();
+                info!("Dump succeed");
+            }
+            Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                (*dump_info.write().await).as_mut().expect("Inconsistent dump service state").with_error(e.to_string());
+                error!("Dump failed: {}", e);
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                error!("Dump panicked. Dump status set to failed");
+                *dump_info.write().await = Some(DumpInfo::new(uid, DumpStatus::Failed));
+            }
+        };
     }
 
     async fn handle_dump_info(&self, uid: String) -> DumpResult<DumpInfo> {
-        match &*self.dump_info.lock().await {
+        match &*self.dump_info.read().await {
             None => self.dump_from_fs(uid).await,
             Some(DumpInfo { uid: ref s, .. }) if &uid != s => self.dump_from_fs(uid).await,
             Some(info) => Ok(info.clone()),
@@ -198,7 +146,7 @@ where
 
     async fn is_running(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(
-            *self.dump_info.lock().await,
+            *self.dump_info.read().await,
             Some(DumpInfo {
                 status: DumpStatus::InProgress,
                 ..
@@ -206,3 +154,85 @@ where
         )
     }
 }
+
+async fn perform_dump<UuidResolver, Index, Update>(
+    dump_path: PathBuf,
+    uuid_resolver: UuidResolver,
+    index: Index,
+    update: Update,
+    uid: String,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()>
+where
+    UuidResolver: uuid_resolver::UuidResolverHandle + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
+    Index: index_actor::IndexActorHandle + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
+    Update: update_actor::UpdateActorHandle + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
+{
+    info!("Performing dump.");
+
+    let dump_dir = dump_path.clone();
+    tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&dump_dir).await?;
+    let temp_dump_dir =
+        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || tempfile::tempdir_in(dump_dir)).await??;
+    let temp_dump_path = temp_dump_dir.path().to_owned();
+
+    let uuids = uuid_resolver.list().await?;
+    // maybe we could just keep the vec as-is
+    let uuids: HashSet<(String, Uuid)> = uuids.into_iter().collect();
+
+    if uuids.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let indexes = list_indexes(&uuid_resolver, &index).await?;
+
+    // we create one directory by index
+    for meta in indexes.iter() {
+        tokio::fs::create_dir(temp_dump_path.join(&meta.uid)).await?;
+    }
+
+    let metadata = super::Metadata::new(indexes, env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string());
+    metadata.to_path(&temp_dump_path).await?;
+
+    update.dump(uuids, temp_dump_path.clone()).await?;
+
+    let dump_dir = dump_path.clone();
+    let dump_path = dump_path.join(format!("{}.dump", uid));
+    let dump_path = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
+        let temp_dump_file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in(dump_dir)?;
+        let temp_dump_file_path = temp_dump_file.path().to_owned();
+        compression::to_tar_gz(temp_dump_path, temp_dump_file_path)?;
+        temp_dump_file.persist(&dump_path)?;
+        Ok(dump_path)
+    })
+    .await??;
+
+    info!("Created dump in {:?}.", dump_path);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn list_indexes<UuidResolver, Index>(
+    uuid_resolver: &UuidResolver,
+    index: &Index,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<IndexMetadata>>
+where
+    UuidResolver: uuid_resolver::UuidResolverHandle,
+    Index: index_actor::IndexActorHandle,
+{
+    let uuids = uuid_resolver.list().await?;
+
+    let mut ret = Vec::new();
+
+    for (uid, uuid) in uuids {
+        let meta = index.get_index_meta(uuid).await?;
+        let meta = IndexMetadata {
+            uuid,
+            name: uid.clone(),
+            uid,
+            meta,
+        };
+        ret.push(meta);
+    }
+
+    Ok(ret)
+}
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/dump_actor/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/dump_actor/mod.rs
index 7d2e5a951..1508f8eb7 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/dump_actor/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/dump_actor/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use milli::update::{IndexDocumentsMethod, UpdateBuilder, UpdateFormat};
 #[cfg(test)]
 use mockall::automock;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_json::json;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -128,8 +127,8 @@ pub enum DumpStatus {
 pub struct DumpInfo {
     pub uid: String,
     pub status: DumpStatus,
-    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none", flatten)]
-    pub error: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub error: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl DumpInfo {
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ impl DumpInfo {
 
     pub fn with_error(&mut self, error: String) {
         self.status = DumpStatus::Failed;
-        self.error = Some(json!(error));
+        self.error = Some(error);
     }
 
     pub fn done(&mut self) {