diff --git a/swh/web/common/service.py b/swh/web/common/service.py
--- a/swh/web/common/service.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/service.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from swh.model import hashutil
 from swh.model.identifiers import CONTENT, DIRECTORY, RELEASE, REVISION, SNAPSHOT
 from swh.storage.algos import diff, revisions_walker
+from swh.storage.algos.origin import origin_get_latest_visit_status
 from swh.storage.algos.snapshot import snapshot_get_latest
 from swh.vault.exc import NotFoundExc as VaultNotFoundExc
 from swh.web import config
@@ -914,10 +915,14 @@
        dict: The origin_visit concerned
 
     """
-    visit = storage.origin_visit_get_latest(
-        origin_url, require_snapshot=require_snapshot
+    visit_and_status = origin_get_latest_visit_status(
+        storage, origin_url, require_snapshot=require_snapshot
     )
-    return converters.from_origin_visit(visit)
+    if not visit_and_status:
+        return converters.from_origin_visit({})
+    visit, visit_status = visit_and_status
+    visit_info_dict = {**visit_status.to_dict(), "type": visit.type}
+    return converters.from_origin_visit(visit_info_dict)
 
 
 def lookup_origin_visit(origin_url: str, visit_id: int) -> OriginVisitInfo:
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin.py b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from swh.storage.utils import now
 
 from swh.web.api.utils import enrich_origin_visit, enrich_origin
+from swh.web.common import converters
 from swh.web.common.exc import BadInputExc
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
 from swh.web.common.origin_visits import get_origin_visits
@@ -343,9 +344,11 @@
 
     archive_data.snapshot_add([new_snapshots[0]])
 
+    # Add snapshot to the latest visit
+    visit_id = visit_ids[-1]
     visit_status = OriginVisitStatus(
         origin=new_origin.url,
-        visit=visit_ids[0],
+        visit=visit_id,
         date=now(),
         status="full",
         snapshot=new_snapshots[0].id,
@@ -363,7 +366,14 @@
     assert rv.status_code == 200, rv.data
     assert rv["Content-Type"] == "application/json"
 
-    expected_visit = archive_data.origin_visit_get_by(new_origin.url, visit_ids[0])
+    expected_visit = converters.from_origin_visit(
+        {
+            **archive_data.storage.origin_visit_status_get_latest(
+                new_origin.url, visit_id
+            ).to_dict(),
+            "type": "git",
+        }
+    )
 
     expected_visit = enrich_origin_visit(
         expected_visit,