diff --git a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
@@ -148,19 +148,25 @@
 def _get_visit_info_for_save_request(save_request):
     visit_date = None
     visit_status = None
-    try:
-        origin = {"url": save_request.origin_url}
-        origin_info = service.lookup_origin(origin)
-        origin_visits = get_origin_visits(origin_info)
-        visit_dates = [parse_timestamp(v["date"]) for v in origin_visits]
-        i = bisect_right(visit_dates, save_request.request_date)
-        if i != len(visit_dates):
-            visit_date = visit_dates[i]
-            visit_status = origin_visits[i]["status"]
-            if origin_visits[i]["status"] == "ongoing":
-                visit_date = None
-    except Exception as exc:
-        sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
+    time_now = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
+    time_delta = time_now - save_request.request_date
+    # stop trying to find a visit date one month after save request submission
+    # as those requests to storage are expensive and associated loading task
+    # surely ended up with errors
+    if time_delta.days <= 30:
+        try:
+            origin = {"url": save_request.origin_url}
+            origin_info = service.lookup_origin(origin)
+            origin_visits = get_origin_visits(origin_info)
+            visit_dates = [parse_timestamp(v["date"]) for v in origin_visits]
+            i = bisect_right(visit_dates, save_request.request_date)
+            if i != len(visit_dates):
+                visit_date = visit_dates[i]
+                visit_status = origin_visits[i]["status"]
+                if origin_visits[i]["status"] == "ongoing":
+                    visit_date = None
+        except Exception as exc:
+            sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
     return visit_date, visit_status