diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/index.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/index.rs
index 25fd3f17f..d3f30711c 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/index.rs
@@ -311,9 +311,11 @@ async fn delete_index(
     data: web::Data<Data>,
     path: web::Path<IndexParam>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
-    data.db.delete_index(&path.index_uid)?;
-
-    Ok(HttpResponse::NoContent().finish())
+    if data.db.delete_index(&path.index_uid)? {
+        Ok(HttpResponse::NoContent().finish())
+    } else {
+        Err(Error::index_not_found(&path.index_uid).into())
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/index.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/index.rs
index be8193613..babe0e7aa 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/index.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ async fn rename_index() {
 async fn delete_index_and_recreate_it() {
     let mut server = common::Server::with_uid("movies");
 
+    // 0 - delete unexisting index is error
+    
+    let (response, status_code) = server.delete_request("/indexes/test").await;
+    assert_eq!(status_code, 404);
+    assert_eq!(&response["errorCode"], "index_not_found");
+    
     // 1 - Create a new index
 
     let body = json!({