diff --git a/swh/model/hypothesis_strategies.py b/swh/model/hypothesis_strategies.py
--- a/swh/model/hypothesis_strategies.py
+++ b/swh/model/hypothesis_strategies.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         visit=integers(0, 1000),
         origin=urls(),
         status=sampled_from(['ongoing', 'full', 'partial']),
-        type=pgsql_text(),
+        type=sampled_from(['git', 'svn', 'hg', 'npm', 'pypi']),
         snapshot=optional(sha1_git()))