diff --git a/requirements-swh.txt b/requirements-swh.txt
--- a/requirements-swh.txt
+++ b/requirements-swh.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 swh.model >= 0.3.0
-swh.storage >= 0.0.114
+swh.storage >= 0.5.0
 swh.scheduler >= 0.0.39
 swh.loader.core >= 0.0.78
diff --git a/swh/loader/mercurial/loader.py b/swh/loader/mercurial/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/mercurial/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/mercurial/loader.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
         self.bundle_path = None
         self.heads = {}
         self.releases = {}
+        self.last_visit_status = None
 
     def pre_cleanup(self):
         """Cleanup potential dangling files from prior runs (e.g. OOM killed
@@ -168,9 +169,11 @@
         if isinstance(visit_date, str):  # visit_date can be string or datetime
             visit_date = parser.parse(visit_date)
         self.visit_date = visit_date
-        self.last_visit = self.storage.origin_visit_get_latest(
-            self.origin_url, require_snapshot=True
-        )
+        last_visit = self.storage.origin_visit_get_latest(self.origin_url)
+        if last_visit is not None:
+            self.last_visit_status = self.storage.origin_visit_status_get_latest(
+                self.origin_url, last_visit["visit"], require_snapshot=True
+            )
 
     @staticmethod
     def clone_with_timeout(log, origin, destination, timeout):
@@ -598,7 +601,10 @@
     def load_status(self):
         snapshot = self.get_snapshot()
         load_status = "eventful"
-        if self.last_visit is not None and self.last_visit["snapshot"] == snapshot.id:
+        if (
+            self.last_visit_status is not None
+            and self.last_visit_status.snapshot == snapshot.id
+        ):
             load_status = "uneventful"
         return {
             "status": load_status,