diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8d1de8cc..c0259c95 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "test:build": "yarn build && jest --runInBand --selectProjects build",
     "test:e2e": "yarn local:env:setup && concurrently --kill-others -s first \"yarn local:env:react\" \"cypress run --env playground=local \"",
     "test:e2e:watch": "yarn local:env:setup && concurrently --kill-others -s first \"yarn local:env:react\" \"cypress open  --env playground=local\"",
-    "test:all": "yarn test:e2e:all && yarn test && test:build",
+    "test:all": "yarn test:e2e && yarn test && yarn test:build",
     "cy:open": "cypress open",
     "playground:vue": "yarn --cwd ./playgrounds/vue && yarn --cwd ./playgrounds/vue serve",
     "playground:react": "yarn --cwd ./playgrounds/react && yarn --cwd ./playgrounds/react start",
diff --git a/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/__tests__/search-params.tests.ts b/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/__tests__/search-params.tests.ts
index ddaa8b82..280a7f1f 100644
--- a/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/__tests__/search-params.tests.ts
+++ b/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/__tests__/search-params.tests.ts
@@ -183,3 +183,29 @@ test('Adapt SearchContext with no finite pagination and pagination total hits lo
 
   expect(searchParams.limit).toBe(4)
 })
+
+test('Adapt SearchContext placeholderSearch set to false', () => {
+  const searchParams = adaptSearchParams({
+    indexUid: 'test',
+    query: '',
+    pagination: { paginationTotalHits: 4, page: 0, hitsPerPage: 6 },
+    defaultFacetDistribution: {},
+    finitePagination: false,
+    placeholderSearch: false,
+  })
+
+  expect(searchParams.limit).toBe(0)
+})
+
+test('Adapt SearchContext placeholderSearch set to false', () => {
+  const searchParams = adaptSearchParams({
+    indexUid: 'test',
+    query: '',
+    pagination: { paginationTotalHits: 200, page: 0, hitsPerPage: 6 },
+    defaultFacetDistribution: {},
+    finitePagination: false,
+    placeholderSearch: true,
+  })
+
+  expect(searchParams.limit).toBe(7)
+})
diff --git a/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/search-params-adapter.ts b/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/search-params-adapter.ts
index 051b9466..606c43fe 100644
--- a/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/search-params-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/search-params-adapter.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ export function adaptSearchParams(
 
   const placeholderSearch = searchContext.placeholderSearch
   const query = searchContext.query
+
+  // Pagination
   const { pagination } = searchContext
-  // Limit
+
+  // Limit based on pagination preferences
   if (
     (!placeholderSearch && query === '') ||
     pagination.paginationTotalHits === 0
diff --git a/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/search-resolver.ts b/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/search-resolver.ts
index ea546bff..04ae6b10 100644
--- a/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/search-resolver.ts
+++ b/src/adapter/search-request-adapter/search-resolver.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ import {
 } from '../../types'
 import { addMissingFacets, extractFacets } from './filters'
 
+const emptySearch: MeiliSearchResponse<Record<string, any>> = {
+  hits: [],
+  query: '',
+  facetsDistribution: {},
+  limit: 0,
+  offset: 0,
+  exhaustiveNbHits: false,
+  nbHits: 0,
+  processingTimeMs: 0,
+}
+
 /**
  * @param  {ResponseCacher} cache
  */
@@ -23,6 +34,14 @@ export function SearchResolver(cache: SearchCacheInterface) {
       searchParams: MeiliSearchParams,
       client: MeiliSearch
     ): Promise<MeiliSearchResponse<Record<string, any>>> {
+      const { placeholderSearch, query } = searchContext
+
+      // query can be: empty string, undefined or null
+      // all of them are falsy's
+      if (!placeholderSearch && !query) {
+        return emptySearch
+      }
+
       const { pagination } = searchContext
 
       // In case we are in a `finitePagination`, only one big request is made
@@ -38,12 +57,11 @@ export function SearchResolver(cache: SearchCacheInterface) {
         searchContext.query,
         paginationCache,
       ])
-      const entry = cache.getEntry(key)
+      const cachedResponse = cache.getEntry(key)
 
-      // Request is cached.
-      if (entry) return entry
+      // Check if specific request is already cached with its associated search response.
+      if (cachedResponse) return cachedResponse
 
-      // Cache filters: todo components
       const facetsCache = extractFacets(searchContext, searchParams)
 
       // Make search request
diff --git a/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts b/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts
index 263fe97c..2a4261e0 100644
--- a/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts
+++ b/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ export function instantMeiliSearch(
   const searchResolver = SearchResolver(SearchCache())
   // paginationTotalHits can be 0 as it is a valid number
   let defaultFacetDistribution: any = {}
+  const meilisearchClient = new MeiliSearch({ host: hostUrl, apiKey: apiKey })
 
   return {
-    MeiliSearchClient: new MeiliSearch({ host: hostUrl, apiKey: apiKey }),
-
     /**
      * @param  {readonlyAlgoliaMultipleQueriesQuery[]} instantSearchRequests
      * @returns {Array}
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ export function instantMeiliSearch(
         const searchResponse = await searchResolver.searchResponse(
           searchContext,
           adaptedSearchRequest,
-          this.MeiliSearchClient
+          meilisearchClient
         )
 
         // Cache first facets distribution of the instantMeilisearch instance
diff --git a/src/contexts/search-context.ts b/src/contexts/search-context.ts
index 8bbe29bc..aeedd190 100644
--- a/src/contexts/search-context.ts
+++ b/src/contexts/search-context.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export function createSearchContext(
     hitsPerPage: instantSearchParams?.hitsPerPage,
     page: instantSearchParams?.page,
   })
+
   const searchContext: SearchContext = {
     ...options,
     ...instantSearchParams,
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export function createSearchContext(
     indexUid,
     pagination,
     defaultFacetDistribution,
-    placeholderSearch: !options.placeholderSearch, // true by default
+    placeholderSearch: options.placeholderSearch !== false, // true by default
     keepZeroFacets: !!options.keepZeroFacets, // false by default
     finitePagination: !!options.finitePagination, // false by default
   }
diff --git a/src/types/types.ts b/src/types/types.ts
index cedd3bab..a54d7a78 100644
--- a/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/src/types/types.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export type PaginationContext = {
   hitsPerPage: number
   page: number
 }
+
 export type PaginationParams = {
   paginationTotalHits?: number
   hitsPerPage?: number
@@ -84,6 +85,4 @@ export type SearchContext = Omit<
   pagination: PaginationContext
 }
 
-export type InstantMeiliSearchInstance = SearchClient & {
-  MeiliSearchClient: MeiliSearch
-}
+export type InstantMeiliSearchInstance = SearchClient
diff --git a/tests/assets/utils.ts b/tests/assets/utils.ts
index a1247ea9..5a476277 100644
--- a/tests/assets/utils.ts
+++ b/tests/assets/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { instantMeiliSearch } from '../../src'
+import { MeiliSearch } from 'meilisearch'
 
 const dataset = [
   {
@@ -223,5 +224,15 @@ const wrongSearchClient = instantMeiliSearch(
   'http://localhost:7777',
   'masterKey'
 )
+const meilisearchClient = new MeiliSearch({
+  host: 'http://localhost:7700',
+  apiKey: 'masterKey',
+})
 
-export { searchClient, dataset, wrongSearchClient, geoDataset }
+export {
+  searchClient,
+  dataset,
+  wrongSearchClient,
+  geoDataset,
+  meilisearchClient,
+}
diff --git a/tests/base.tests.ts b/tests/base.tests.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 967c56e7..00000000
--- a/tests/base.tests.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { instantMeiliSearch } from '../src/index'
-
-test('Should test if instantMeiliSearch Client is created correctly', () => {
-  const client = instantMeiliSearch('http://localhost:7700', 'masterKey')
-  expect(client.search).toBeDefined()
-  expect(client.MeiliSearchClient).toBeDefined()
-})
diff --git a/tests/build.tests.js b/tests/build.tests.js
index 656a125b..1f98f270 100644
--- a/tests/build.tests.js
+++ b/tests/build.tests.js
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ const CJSclient = CJSinstantMeiliSearch('http://localhost:7700', 'masterKey')
 const instantsearch = require('instantsearch.js')
 
 test('UMD client should correctly created', () => {
-  expect(UMDclient.MeiliSearchClient.config.apiKey).toBe('masterKey')
+  expect(UMDclient.search).not.toBeUndefined()
 })
 
 test('CJS client should correctly created', () => {
-  expect(CJSclient.MeiliSearchClient.config.apiKey).toBe('masterKey')
+  expect(CJSclient.search).not.toBeUndefined()
 })
 
 test('CJS instantsearch client should correctly created', () => {
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ test('CJS instantsearch client should correctly created', () => {
     searchClient: CJSclient,
   })
   expect(CJSInstantSearch.indexName).toBe('cjs_index')
-  expect(CJSInstantSearch.client.MeiliSearchClient.config.apiKey).toBe(
-    'masterKey'
-  )
+  expect(CJSInstantSearch.client.search).not.toBeUndefined()
 })
 
 test('UMD instantsearch client should correctly created', () => {
@@ -34,7 +32,5 @@ test('UMD instantsearch client should correctly created', () => {
     searchClient: UMDclient,
   })
   expect(UMDInstantSearch.indexName).toBe('umd_index')
-  expect(UMDInstantSearch.client.MeiliSearchClient.config.apiKey).toBe(
-    'masterKey'
-  )
+  expect(UMDInstantSearch.client.search).not.toBeUndefined()
 })
diff --git a/tests/configure.attributes-to-retrieve.tests.ts b/tests/configure.attributes-to-retrieve.tests.ts
index 2ea4e3e4..4b74732c 100644
--- a/tests/configure.attributes-to-retrieve.tests.ts
+++ b/tests/configure.attributes-to-retrieve.tests.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-import { searchClient, dataset, Movies } from './assets/utils'
+import {
+  searchClient,
+  dataset,
+  Movies,
+  meilisearchClient,
+} from './assets/utils'
 
 describe('Instant Meilisearch Browser test', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const deleteTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.deleteIndex(
-      'movies'
-    )
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
+    const deleteTask = await meilisearchClient.deleteIndex('movies')
+    await meilisearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
 
-    const documentsTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).addDocuments(dataset)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(
-      documentsTask.uid
-    )
+    const documentsTask = await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .addDocuments(dataset)
+    await meilisearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(documentsTask.uid)
   })
 
   test('Test attributesToRetrieve on no attributes', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/facets-distribution.tests.ts b/tests/facets-distribution.tests.ts
index 58f54641..68bbf1c7 100644
--- a/tests/facets-distribution.tests.ts
+++ b/tests/facets-distribution.tests.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
-import { searchClient, dataset } from './assets/utils'
+import { searchClient, dataset, meilisearchClient } from './assets/utils'
 
 describe('Instant Meilisearch Browser test', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const deleteTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.deleteIndex(
-      'movies'
-    )
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).updateFilterableAttributes(['genres'])
-    const documentsTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).addDocuments(dataset)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(
-      documentsTask.uid
-    )
+    const deleteTask = await meilisearchClient.deleteIndex('movies')
+    await meilisearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
+    await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .updateFilterableAttributes(['genres'])
+    const documentsTask = await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .addDocuments(dataset)
+    await meilisearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(documentsTask.uid)
   })
 
   test('Test empty array on facetsDistribution', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/filter.tests.ts b/tests/filter.tests.ts
index 72a4306a..7c39ce8b 100644
--- a/tests/filter.tests.ts
+++ b/tests/filter.tests.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-import { searchClient, dataset, Movies } from './assets/utils'
+import {
+  searchClient,
+  dataset,
+  Movies,
+  meilisearchClient,
+} from './assets/utils'
 
 describe('Instant Meilisearch Browser test', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const deleteTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.deleteIndex(
-      'movies'
-    )
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).updateFilterableAttributes(['genres', 'title'])
-    const documentsTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).addDocuments(dataset)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(
-      documentsTask.uid
-    )
+    const deleteTask = await meilisearchClient.deleteIndex('movies')
+    await meilisearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
+    await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .updateFilterableAttributes(['genres', 'title'])
+    const documentsTask = await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .addDocuments(dataset)
+    await meilisearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(documentsTask.uid)
   })
 
   test('Test one string facet on filter without a query', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/geosearch.tests.ts b/tests/geosearch.tests.ts
index 5955a657..25504d89 100644
--- a/tests/geosearch.tests.ts
+++ b/tests/geosearch.tests.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
-import { searchClient, geoDataset, City } from './assets/utils'
+import {
+  searchClient,
+  geoDataset,
+  City,
+  meilisearchClient,
+} from './assets/utils'
 
 describe('Instant Meilisearch Browser test', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const deleteTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.deleteIndex(
-      'geotest'
-    )
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'geotest'
-    ).updateFilterableAttributes(['_geo'])
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'geotest'
-    ).updateSortableAttributes(['_geo'])
-    const documentsTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'geotest'
-    ).addDocuments(geoDataset)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(
-      documentsTask.uid
-    )
+    const deleteTask = await meilisearchClient.deleteIndex('geotest')
+    await meilisearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
+    await meilisearchClient
+      .index('geotest')
+      .updateFilterableAttributes(['_geo'])
+    await meilisearchClient.index('geotest').updateSortableAttributes(['_geo'])
+    const documentsTask = await meilisearchClient
+      .index('geotest')
+      .addDocuments(geoDataset)
+    await meilisearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(documentsTask.uid)
   })
 
   test('Test aroundRadius and aroundLatLng in geo search', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/highlight.tests.ts b/tests/highlight.tests.ts
index 5c40fe52..de2886a1 100644
--- a/tests/highlight.tests.ts
+++ b/tests/highlight.tests.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-import { searchClient, dataset, Movies } from './assets/utils'
+import {
+  searchClient,
+  dataset,
+  Movies,
+  meilisearchClient,
+} from './assets/utils'
 
 describe('Highlight Browser test', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const deleteTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.deleteIndex(
-      'movies'
-    )
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).updateFilterableAttributes(['genres'])
-    const documentsTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).addDocuments(dataset)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(
-      documentsTask.uid
-    )
+    const deleteTask = await meilisearchClient.deleteIndex('movies')
+    await meilisearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
+    await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .updateFilterableAttributes(['genres'])
+    const documentsTask = await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .addDocuments(dataset)
+    await meilisearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(documentsTask.uid)
   })
 
   test('Test one attributesToHighlight on wrong attribute placeholder', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/pagination.tests.ts b/tests/pagination.tests.ts
index 8ff8742b..22a0adeb 100644
--- a/tests/pagination.tests.ts
+++ b/tests/pagination.tests.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 import { instantMeiliSearch } from '../src'
-import { searchClient, dataset, Movies } from './assets/utils'
+import {
+  searchClient,
+  dataset,
+  Movies,
+  meilisearchClient,
+} from './assets/utils'
 
 describe('Pagination browser test', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const deleteTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.deleteIndex(
-      'movies'
-    )
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).updateFilterableAttributes(['genres'])
-    const documentsTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).addDocuments(dataset)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(
-      documentsTask.uid
-    )
+    const deleteTask = await meilisearchClient.deleteIndex('movies')
+    await meilisearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
+    await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .updateFilterableAttributes(['genres'])
+    const documentsTask = await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .addDocuments(dataset)
+    await meilisearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(documentsTask.uid)
   })
 
   test('Test 1 hitsPerPage', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/placeholder-search.tests.ts b/tests/placeholder-search.tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..611a361a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/placeholder-search.tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { instantMeiliSearch } from '../src'
+import {
+  searchClient,
+  dataset,
+  Movies,
+  meilisearchClient,
+} from './assets/utils'
+
+describe('Pagination browser test', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const deleteTask = await meilisearchClient.deleteIndex('movies')
+    await meilisearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
+    await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .updateFilterableAttributes(['genres'])
+    const documentsTask = await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .addDocuments(dataset)
+    await meilisearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(documentsTask.uid)
+  })
+
+  test('Test placeholdersearch set to false', async () => {
+    const customClient = instantMeiliSearch(
+      'http://localhost:7700',
+      'masterKey',
+      {
+        paginationTotalHits: 5,
+        placeholderSearch: true,
+      }
+    )
+    const response = await customClient.search<Movies>([
+      {
+        indexName: 'movies',
+      },
+    ])
+    const hits = response.results[0].hits
+    expect(hits.length).toBe(5)
+  })
+
+  test('Test placeholdersearch set to true', async () => {
+    const customClient = instantMeiliSearch(
+      'http://localhost:7700',
+      'masterKey',
+      {
+        paginationTotalHits: 5,
+        placeholderSearch: false,
+      }
+    )
+    const response = await customClient.search<Movies>([
+      {
+        indexName: 'movies',
+      },
+    ])
+    const hits = response.results[0].hits
+    expect(hits.length).toBe(0)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/snippets.tests.ts b/tests/snippets.tests.ts
index bb44ffa2..ce63d6fa 100644
--- a/tests/snippets.tests.ts
+++ b/tests/snippets.tests.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-import { searchClient, dataset, Movies } from './assets/utils'
+import {
+  searchClient,
+  dataset,
+  Movies,
+  meilisearchClient,
+} from './assets/utils'
 
 describe('Snippet Browser test', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const deleteTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.deleteIndex(
-      'movies'
-    )
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).updateFilterableAttributes(['genres'])
-    const documentsTask = await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index(
-      'movies'
-    ).addDocuments(dataset)
-    await searchClient.MeiliSearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(
-      documentsTask.uid
-    )
+    const deleteTask = await meilisearchClient.deleteIndex('movies')
+    await meilisearchClient.waitForTask(deleteTask.uid)
+    await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .updateFilterableAttributes(['genres'])
+    const documentsTask = await meilisearchClient
+      .index('movies')
+      .addDocuments(dataset)
+    await meilisearchClient.index('movies').waitForTask(documentsTask.uid)
   })
 
   test('Test one attributesToSnippet on placeholder', async () => {