diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-indexing/src/source/mod.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-indexing/src/source/mod.rs
index dae5d9f5053..db2583d0e95 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-indexing/src/source/mod.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-indexing/src/source/mod.rs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ pub async fn check_source_connectivity(
         #[allow(unused_variables)]
         SourceParams::Kafka(params) => {
             #[cfg(not(feature = "kafka"))]
-            anyhow::bail!("Quickwit binary was not compiled with the `kafka` feature");
+            anyhow::bail!("Quickwit was compiled without the `kafka` feature");
 
             #[cfg(feature = "kafka")]
             {
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ pub async fn check_source_connectivity(
         #[allow(unused_variables)]
         SourceParams::Kinesis(params) => {
             #[cfg(not(feature = "kinesis"))]
-            anyhow::bail!("Quickwit binary was not compiled with the `kinesis` feature");
+            anyhow::bail!("Quickwit was compiled without the `kinesis` feature");
 
             #[cfg(feature = "kinesis")]
             {
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ pub async fn check_source_connectivity(
         #[allow(unused_variables)]
         SourceParams::Pulsar(params) => {
             #[cfg(not(feature = "pulsar"))]
-            anyhow::bail!("Quickwit binary was not compiled with the `pulsar` feature");
+            anyhow::bail!("Quickwit was compiled without the `pulsar` feature");
 
             #[cfg(feature = "pulsar")]
             {
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/developer_api/mod.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/developer_api/mod.rs
index c731d705616..491f57fe663 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/developer_api/mod.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/developer_api/mod.rs
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 
 mod debug;
 mod log_level;
+mod pprof;
 mod server;
 
 use debug::debug_handler;
 use log_level::log_level_handler;
+use pprof::pprof_handlers;
 use quickwit_cluster::Cluster;
 pub(crate) use server::DeveloperApiServer;
 use warp::{Filter, Rejection};
@@ -37,6 +39,9 @@ pub(crate) fn developer_api_routes(
     cluster: Cluster,
     env_filter_reload_fn: EnvFilterReloadFn,
 ) -> impl Filter<Extract = (impl warp::Reply,), Error = Rejection> + Clone {
-    warp::path!("api" / "developer" / ..)
-        .and(debug_handler(cluster.clone()).or(log_level_handler(env_filter_reload_fn.clone())))
+    warp::path!("api" / "developer" / ..).and(
+        debug_handler(cluster.clone())
+            .or(log_level_handler(env_filter_reload_fn.clone()))
+            .or(pprof_handlers()),
+    )
 }
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/pprof.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/developer_api/pprof.rs
similarity index 91%
rename from quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/pprof.rs
rename to quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/developer_api/pprof.rs
index 51cd66636fb..12083a7ec6f 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/pprof.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/developer_api/pprof.rs
@@ -22,25 +22,24 @@ use warp::Filter;
 /// pprof/start disabled
 /// pprof/flamegraph disabled
 #[cfg(not(feature = "pprof"))]
-pub fn pprof_routes() -> impl Filter<Extract = impl warp::Reply, Error = warp::Rejection> + Clone {
+pub fn pprof_handlers() -> impl Filter<Extract = impl warp::Reply, Error = warp::Rejection> + Clone
+{
     let start_profiler = {
         warp::path!("pprof" / "start").map(move || {
             warp::reply::with_status(
-                "not compiled with pprof feature",
-                warp::http::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+                "Quickwit was compiled without the `pprof` feature",
+                warp::http::StatusCode::NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
             )
         })
     };
-
     let stop_profiler = {
         warp::path!("pprof" / "flamegraph").map(move || {
             warp::reply::with_status(
-                "not compiled with pprof feature",
-                warp::http::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+                "Quickwit was compiled without the `pprof` feature",
+                warp::http::StatusCode::NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
             )
         })
     };
-
     start_profiler.or(stop_profiler)
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +53,8 @@ pub fn pprof_routes() -> impl Filter<Extract = impl warp::Reply, Error = warp::R
 ///   300
 /// - sampling: the sampling rate, default is 100, max value is 1000
 #[cfg(feature = "pprof")]
-pub fn pprof_routes() -> impl Filter<Extract = impl warp::Reply, Error = warp::Rejection> + Clone {
+pub fn pprof_handlers() -> impl Filter<Extract = impl warp::Reply, Error = warp::Rejection> + Clone
+{
     use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
     use pprof::ProfilerGuard;
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pub fn pprof_routes() -> impl Filter<Extract = impl warp::Reply, Error = warp::R
         params: ProfilerQueryParams,
     ) -> Result<impl warp::Reply, warp::Rejection> {
         let mut state = profiler_state.lock().unwrap();
+
         if state.profiler_guard.is_none() {
             let max_duration = params.max_duration.unwrap_or(30).min(300);
             let sampling = params.sampling.unwrap_or(100).min(1000);
@@ -128,11 +129,12 @@ pub fn pprof_routes() -> impl Filter<Extract = impl warp::Reply, Error = warp::R
         save_flamegraph(profiler_state.clone()).await;
 
         let state = profiler_state.lock().unwrap();
+
         if let Some(data) = state.flamegraph_data.clone() {
             Ok(warp::reply::with_header(data, "Content-Type", "image/svg+xml").into_response())
         } else {
             Ok(warp::reply::with_status(
-                "No flamegraph available",
+                "flamegraph is not available",
                 warp::http::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
             )
             .into_response())
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ pub fn pprof_routes() -> impl Filter<Extract = impl warp::Reply, Error = warp::R
     ) -> tokio::task::JoinHandle<()> {
         spawn_blocking(move || {
             let mut state = profiler_state.lock().unwrap();
+
             if let Some(profiler) = state.profiler_guard.take() {
                 if let Ok(report) = profiler.report().build() {
                     let mut buffer = Vec::new();
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/lib.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/lib.rs
index b56d89a0da2..22c6730fc43 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/lib.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ mod metrics_api;
 mod node_info_handler;
 mod openapi;
 mod otlp_api;
-mod pprof;
 mod rate_modulator;
 mod rest;
 mod rest_api_response;
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/rest.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/rest.rs
index b97d0fee031..8945faf783f 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/rest.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/rest.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ use crate::jaeger_api::jaeger_api_handlers;
 use crate::metrics_api::metrics_handler;
 use crate::node_info_handler::node_info_handler;
 use crate::otlp_api::otlp_ingest_api_handlers;
-use crate::pprof::pprof_routes;
 use crate::rest_api_response::{RestApiError, RestApiResponse};
 use crate::search_api::{search_get_handler, search_post_handler, search_stream_handler};
 use crate::template_api::index_template_api_handlers;
@@ -158,10 +157,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn start_rest_server(
         quickwit_services.cluster.clone(),
         quickwit_services.env_filter_reload_fn.clone(),
     );
-
-    // `/pprof` route.
-    let cpu_pprof_routes = pprof_routes();
-
     // `/api/v1/*` routes.
     let api_v1_root_route = api_v1_routes(quickwit_services.clone());
 
@@ -185,7 +180,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn start_rest_server(
         .or(health_check_routes)
         .or(metrics_routes)
         .or(developer_routes)
-        .or(cpu_pprof_routes)
         .with(request_counter)
         .recover(recover_fn)
         .with(extra_headers)