diff --git a/meilisearch-error/src/lib.rs b/meilisearch-error/src/lib.rs
index bdb17ff22..1e71e1f78 100644
--- a/meilisearch-error/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-error/src/lib.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ pub enum Code {
     DumpProcessFailed,
 
     MissingContentType,
+    MalformedPayload,
 }
 
 impl Code {
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ impl Code {
                 ErrCode::internal("dump_process_failed", StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
             }
             MissingContentType => ErrCode::invalid("missing_content_type", StatusCode::UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE),
+            MalformedPayload => ErrCode::invalid("malformed_payload", StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/document_formats.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/document_formats.rs
index 0b0431e85..878d9465b 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/document_formats.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/document_formats.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::io::{self, Read, Result as IoResult, Seek, Write};
 
 use csv::{Reader as CsvReader, StringRecordsIntoIter};
+use meilisearch_error::{Code, ErrorCode};
 use milli::documents::DocumentBatchBuilder;
 use serde_json::{Deserializer, Map, Value};
 
@@ -35,6 +36,15 @@ pub enum DocumentFormatError {
     ),
 }
 
+impl ErrorCode for DocumentFormatError {
+    fn error_code(&self) -> Code {
+        match self {
+            DocumentFormatError::Internal(_) => Code::Internal,
+            DocumentFormatError::MalformedPayload(_, _) => Code::MalformedPayload,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 internal_error!(DocumentFormatError: milli::documents::Error, io::Error);
 
 macro_rules! malformed {
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/updates/error.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/updates/error.rs
index 4948ea164..31ebe84be 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/updates/error.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/updates/error.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ pub enum UpdateLoopError {
     )]
     FatalUpdateStoreError,
     #[error("{0}")]
-    InvalidPayload(#[from] DocumentFormatError),
-    #[error("{0}")]
-    MalformedPayload(Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync + 'static>),
+    DocumentFormatError(#[from] DocumentFormatError),
     // TODO: The reference to actix has to go.
     #[error("{0}")]
     PayloadError(#[from] actix_web::error::PayloadError),
@@ -60,8 +58,7 @@ impl ErrorCode for UpdateLoopError {
             Self::Internal(_) => Code::Internal,
             //Self::IndexActor(e) => e.error_code(),
             Self::FatalUpdateStoreError => Code::Internal,
-            Self::InvalidPayload(_) => Code::BadRequest,
-            Self::MalformedPayload(_) => Code::BadRequest,
+            Self::DocumentFormatError(error) => error.error_code(),
             Self::PayloadError(error) => match error {
                 actix_web::error::PayloadError::Overflow => Code::PayloadTooLarge,
                 _ => Code::Internal,