diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-directories/src/caching_directory.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-directories/src/caching_directory.rs
index e55c49f7fad..58d5ffd8028 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-directories/src/caching_directory.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-directories/src/caching_directory.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct CachingDirectory {
 impl CachingDirectory {
     /// Creates a new CachingDirectory.
     ///
-    /// Warming: The resulting CacheDirectory will cache all information without ever
+    /// Warning: The resulting CacheDirectory will cache all information without ever
     /// removing any item from the cache.
     pub fn new_unbounded(underlying: Arc<dyn Directory>) -> CachingDirectory {
         let byte_range_cache = ByteRangeCache::with_infinite_capacity(
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl CachingDirectory {
 
     /// Creates a new CachingDirectory.
     ///
-    /// Warming: The resulting CacheDirectory will cache all information without ever
+    /// Warning: The resulting CacheDirectory will cache all information without ever
     /// removing any item from the cache.
     pub fn new(underlying: Arc<dyn Directory>, cache: ByteRangeCache) -> CachingDirectory {
         CachingDirectory { underlying, cache }
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-search/src/leaf.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-search/src/leaf.rs
index dd11743c6cb..ac3adb98760 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-search/src/leaf.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-search/src/leaf.rs
@@ -1402,7 +1402,8 @@ async fn leaf_search_single_split_wrapper(
     )
     .await;
 
-    // We explicitly drop it, to highlight it to the reader
+    // Explicitly drop the permit for readability.
+    // This should always happen after the ephemeral search cache is dropped.
     std::mem::drop(search_permit);
 
     if leaf_search_single_split_res.is_ok() {
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-search/src/list_terms.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-search/src/list_terms.rs
index cfd2b724689..f241a162303 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-search/src/list_terms.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-search/src/list_terms.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, info, instrument};
 
 use crate::leaf::open_index_with_caches;
 use crate::search_job_placer::group_jobs_by_index_id;
-use crate::search_permit_provider::SearchPermit;
 use crate::{resolve_index_patterns, ClusterClient, SearchError, SearchJob, SearcherContext};
 
 /// Performs a distributed list terms.
@@ -216,7 +215,6 @@ async fn leaf_list_terms_single_split(
     search_request: &ListTermsRequest,
     storage: Arc<dyn Storage>,
     split: SplitIdAndFooterOffsets,
-    _search_permit: SearchPermit,
 ) -> crate::Result<LeafListTermsResponse> {
     let cache =
         ByteRangeCache::with_infinite_capacity(&quickwit_storage::STORAGE_METRICS.shortlived_cache);
@@ -352,10 +350,14 @@ pub async fn leaf_list_terms(
                     request,
                     index_storage_clone,
                     split.clone(),
-                    leaf_split_search_permit,
                 )
                 .await;
                 timer.observe_duration();
+
+                // Explicitly drop the permit for readability.
+                // This should always happen after the ephemeral search cache is dropped.
+                std::mem::drop(leaf_split_search_permit);
+
                 leaf_search_single_split_res.map_err(|err| (split.split_id.clone(), err))
             }
         })