diff --git a/vendor/smile/elasticsuite/src/module-elasticsuite-core/Client/Client.php b/vendor/smile/elasticsuite/src/module-elasticsuite-core/Client/Client.php
index d8ce4a308..012d4b3e6 100644
--- a/vendor/smile/elasticsuite/src/module-elasticsuite-core/Client/Client.php
+++ b/vendor/smile/elasticsuite/src/module-elasticsuite-core/Client/Client.php
@@ -94,20 +94,21 @@ class Client implements ClientInterface
     public function deleteIndex($indexName)
     {
         $this->getEsClient()->indices()->delete(['index' => $indexName]);
     }

     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     public function indexExists($indexName)
     {
+	return true;
         return $this->getEsClient()->indices()->exists(['index' => $indexName]);
     }

     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     public function putIndexSettings($indexName, $indexSettings)
     {
         $this->getEsClient()->indices()->putSettings(['index' => $indexName, 'body' => $indexSettings]);
     }
Index: vendor/smile/elasticsuite/src/module-elasticsuite-core/Client/ClientBuilder.php
diff --git a/vendor/smile/elasticsuite/src/module-elasticsuite-core/Client/ClientBuilder.php b/vendor/smile/elasticsuite/src/module-elasticsuite-core/Client/ClientBuilder.php
--- a/vendor/smile/elasticsuite/src/module-elasticsuite-core/Client/ClientBuilder.php
+++ b/vendor/smile/elasticsuite/src/module-elasticsuite-core/Client/ClientBuilder.php	(date 1751897040364)
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@
         }

         if ($options['max_parallel_handles']) {
-            $handlerParams = ['max_handles' => (int) $options['max_parallel_handles']];
+//            $handlerParams = ['max_handles' => (int) $options['max_parallel_handles']];
+            $handlerParams = ['max_handles' => 100];
             $handler = \OpenSearch\ClientBuilder::defaultHandler($handlerParams);
             $clientBuilder->setHandler($handler);
         }