diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/src/personalization/mod.rs b/crates/meilisearch/src/personalization/mod.rs
index 7c8a0caa1..9d65afabf 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/src/personalization/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/src/personalization/mod.rs
@@ -327,7 +327,12 @@ pub enum PersonalizationService {
 
 impl PersonalizationService {
     pub fn cohere(api_key: String) -> Self {
-        Self::Cohere(CohereService::new(api_key))
+        // If the API key is empty, consider the personalization service as disabled
+        if api_key.trim().is_empty() {
+            Self::disabled()
+        } else {
+            Self::Cohere(CohereService::new(api_key))
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn disabled() -> Self {
diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/search.rs b/crates/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
index b6a03514b..88f8f94e0 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ pub async fn search_with_url_query(
         search_kind(&query, index_scheduler.get_ref(), index_uid.to_string(), &index)?;
     let retrieve_vector = RetrieveVectors::new(query.retrieve_vectors);
 
-    let query_str = query.q.clone();
+    // Save the query string for personalization if requested
+    let personalize_query = personalize.is_some().then(|| query.q.clone()).flatten();
 
     let permit = search_queue.try_get_search_permit().await?;
     let include_metadata = parse_include_metadata_header(&req);
@@ -398,7 +399,12 @@ pub async fn search_with_url_query(
     // Apply personalization if requested
     if let Some(personalize) = personalize.as_ref() {
         search_result = personalization_service
-            .rerank_search_results(search_result, personalize, query_str.as_deref(), deadline)
+            .rerank_search_results(
+                search_result,
+                personalize,
+                personalize_query.as_deref(),
+                deadline,
+            )
             .await?;
     }
 
@@ -505,7 +511,8 @@ pub async fn search_with_post(
 
     let include_metadata = parse_include_metadata_header(&req);
 
-    let query_str = personalize.is_some().then(|| query.q.clone()).flatten();
+    // Save the query string for personalization if requested
+    let personalize_query = personalize.is_some().then(|| query.q.clone()).flatten();
 
     let permit = search_queue.try_get_search_permit().await?;
     let search_result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
@@ -538,7 +545,12 @@ pub async fn search_with_post(
     // Apply personalization if requested
     if let Some(personalize) = personalize.as_ref() {
         search_result = personalization_service
-            .rerank_search_results(search_result, personalize, query_str.as_deref(), deadline)
+            .rerank_search_results(
+                search_result,
+                personalize,
+                personalize_query.as_deref(),
+                deadline,
+            )
             .await?;
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/tests/common/service.rs b/crates/meilisearch/tests/common/service.rs
index c0b07c217..8730b2aa4 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/tests/common/service.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/tests/common/service.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use actix_web::test::TestRequest;
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use index_scheduler::IndexScheduler;
 use meilisearch::analytics::Analytics;
+use meilisearch::personalization::PersonalizationService;
 use meilisearch::search_queue::SearchQueue;
 use meilisearch::{create_app, Opt, SubscriberForSecondLayer};
 use meilisearch_auth::AuthController;
@@ -135,11 +136,18 @@ impl Service {
             self.options.experimental_search_queue_size,
             NonZeroUsize::new(1).unwrap(),
         );
+        let personalization_service = self
+            .options
+            .experimental_personalization_api_key
+            .clone()
+            .map(PersonalizationService::cohere)
+            .unwrap_or_else(PersonalizationService::disabled);
 
         actix_web::test::init_service(create_app(
             self.index_scheduler.clone().into(),
             self.auth.clone().into(),
             Data::new(search_queue),
+            Data::new(personalization_service),
             self.options.clone(),
             (route_layer_handle, stderr_layer_handle),
             Data::new(Analytics::no_analytics()),
diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/tests/logs/mod.rs b/crates/meilisearch/tests/logs/mod.rs
index e4dc50a9c..82fa444ab 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/tests/logs/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/tests/logs/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use actix_web::http::header::ContentType;
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use meili_snap::snapshot;
 use meilisearch::analytics::Analytics;
+use meilisearch::personalization::PersonalizationService;
 use meilisearch::search_queue::SearchQueue;
 use meilisearch::{create_app, Opt, SubscriberForSecondLayer};
 use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ async fn basic_test_log_stream_route() {
         server.service.index_scheduler.clone().into(),
         server.service.auth.clone().into(),
         Data::new(search_queue),
+        Data::new(PersonalizationService::disabled()),
         server.service.options.clone(),
         (route_layer_handle, stderr_layer_handle),
         Data::new(Analytics::no_analytics()),