diff --git a/data/defaults.yaml b/data/defaults.yaml
--- a/data/defaults.yaml
+++ b/data/defaults.yaml
@@ -1708,16 +1708,29 @@
   - /api/1/entity/
   - /api/1/provenance/
 
-swh::deploy::scheduler::conf_file: "%{hiera('swh::conf_directory')}/scheduler.ini"
+# local configuration for the scheduler
+swh::deploy::scheduler::config::local: &swh_scheduler_local_config
+  cls: local
+  args:
+    db: "host=%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::db::host')} dbname=%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::db::dbname')} user=%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::db::user')} password=%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::db::password')}"
+
+swh::deploy::scheduler::conf_file: "%{hiera('swh::conf_directory')}/scheduler.yml"
 swh::deploy::scheduler::user: swhscheduler
 swh::deploy::scheduler::group: swhscheduler
 swh::deploy::scheduler::db::host: db
 swh::deploy::scheduler::db::dbname: softwareheritage-scheduler
 swh::deploy::scheduler::db::user: swhscheduler
 # swh::deploy::scheduler::db::password in private data
-swh::deploy::scheduler::database: "host=%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::db::host')} dbname=%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::db::dbname')} user=%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::db::user')} password=%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::db::password')}"
 # swh::deploy::scheduler::task_broker::password in private data
 swh::deploy::scheduler::task_broker: "amqp://swhproducer:%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::task_broker::password')}@rabbitmq:5672//"
+swh::deploy::scheduler::listener::log_level: INFO
+swh::deploy::scheduler::runner::log_level: INFO
+swh::deploy::scheduler::config:
+  scheduler:
+    <<: *swh_scheduler_local_config
+  celery:
+    task_broker: "%{alias('swh::deploy::scheduler::task_broker')}"
+
 swh::deploy::scheduler::task_packages:
   - python3-swh.lister
   - python3-swh.loader.debian
diff --git a/data/hostname/saatchi.internal.softwareheritage.org.yaml b/data/hostname/saatchi.internal.softwareheritage.org.yaml
--- a/data/hostname/saatchi.internal.softwareheritage.org.yaml
+++ b/data/hostname/saatchi.internal.softwareheritage.org.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,4 @@
 
 swh::deploy::scheduler::remote::backend::listen::host: 0.0.0.0
 
-swh::deploy::scheduler::remote::config:
-  scheduler:
-    cls: local
-    args:
-      scheduling_db: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::scheduler::database')}"
+swh::deploy::scheduler::remote::config: "%{alias('swh::deploy::scheduler::config::local')}"
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # Deployment of swh-scheduler related utilities
 class profile::swh::deploy::scheduler {
-  $conf_file = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::conf_file')
+  $config_file = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::conf_file')
   $user = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::user')
   $group = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::group')
-  $database = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::database')
+  $config = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::config')
+
+  $listener_log_level = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::listener::log_level')
+  $runner_log_level = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::runner::log_level')
 
   $task_broker = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::task_broker')
   $task_packages = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::task_packages')
@@ -47,15 +50,12 @@
     notify => Service[$services],
   }
 
-  # Template uses variables
-  #  - $database
-  #
-  file {$conf_file:
+  file {$config_file:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => $group,
     mode    => '0640',
-    content => template('profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/scheduler.ini.erb'),
+    content => inline_template("<%= @config.to_yaml %>\n"),
     notify  => Service[$services],
   }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     require => [
       Package[$packages],
       Package[$task_packages],
-      File[$conf_file],
+      File[$config_file],
       File[$worker_conf_file],
       Systemd::Unit_File[$runner_unit_name],
     ],
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     enable  => true,
     require => [
       Package[$packages],
-      File[$conf_file],
+      File[$config_file],
       File[$worker_conf_file],
       Systemd::Unit_File[$listener_unit_name],
     ],
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/scheduler.ini.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/scheduler.ini.erb
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/scheduler.ini.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# swh.scheduler configuration file
-# File managed by puppet - modifications will be overwritten
-
-[main]
-scheduling_db = <%= @database %>
-
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-listener.service.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-listener.service.erb
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-listener.service.erb
+++ b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-listener.service.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 User=<%= @user %>
 Group=<%= @group %>
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m swh.scheduler.celery_backend.listener
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/swh-scheduler --config-file <%= @config_file %> --log-level <%= @listener_log_level %> listener
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=10
 
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-runner.service.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-runner.service.erb
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-runner.service.erb
+++ b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-runner.service.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 User=<%= @user %>
 Group=<%= @group %>
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'while true; do echo running pending tasks at `/bin/date`...; /usr/bin/python3 -m swh.scheduler.celery_backend.runner; sleep 10; done'
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/swh-scheduler --config-file <%= @config_file %> --log-level <%= @runner_log_level %> runner --period 10
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=10