diff --git a/swh/loader/core/loader.py b/swh/loader/core/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/core/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/core/loader.py
@@ -745,6 +745,12 @@
 
         if not self.visit_date:  # now as default visit_date if not provided
             self.visit_date = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc)
+
+        # TODO: remove the condition when we finished migrating away from
+        # 'type' in origin
+        if not hasattr(self, 'visit_type'):
+            self.visit_type = self.origin['type']
+
         self.origin_visit = self.send_origin_visit(
             self.visit_date, self.visit_type)
         self.visit = self.origin_visit['visit']