diff --git a/swh/lister/__init__.py b/swh/lister/__init__.py
--- a/swh/lister/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/lister/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 import pkg_resources
 
+from swh.lister import pattern
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -51,5 +53,8 @@
 
     registry_entry = LISTERS[lister_name].load()()
     lister_cls = registry_entry["lister"]
-    lister = lister_cls(override_config=conf)
-    return lister
+    if issubclass(lister_cls, pattern.Lister):
+        return lister_cls.from_config(**conf)
+    else:
+        # Old-style lister
+        return lister_cls(override_config=conf)
diff --git a/swh/lister/pattern.py b/swh/lister/pattern.py
--- a/swh/lister/pattern.py
+++ b/swh/lister/pattern.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, Dict, Generic, Iterable, Iterator, List, Optional, TypeVar
 
-from swh.scheduler import model
+from swh.scheduler import get_scheduler, model
 from swh.scheduler.interface import SchedulerInterface
 
 
@@ -222,3 +222,27 @@
         """
         ret = self.scheduler.record_listed_origins(origins)
         return len(ret)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_config(cls, scheduler: Dict[str, Any], **config: Any):
+        """Instantiate a lister from a configuration dict.
+
+        This is basically a backwards-compatibility shim for the CLI.
+
+        Args:
+          scheduler: instantiation config for the scheduler
+          config: the configuration dict for the lister, with the following keys:
+            - credentials (optional): credentials list for the scheduler
+            - any other kwargs passed to the lister.
+
+        Returns:
+          the instantiated lister
+        """
+        # Drop the legacy config keys which aren't used for this generation of listers.
+        for legacy_key in ("storage", "lister", "celery"):
+            config.pop(legacy_key, None)
+
+        # Instantiate the scheduler
+        scheduler_instance = get_scheduler(**scheduler)
+
+        return cls(scheduler=scheduler_instance, **config)
diff --git a/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py b/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py
--- a/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import pytest
 
 from swh.lister.cli import SUPPORTED_LISTERS, get_lister
-from swh.lister.core.lister_base import ListerBase
 
 from .test_utils import init_db
 
@@ -19,17 +18,16 @@
     assert "Invalid lister" in str(e.value)
 
 
-def test_get_lister():
+def test_get_lister(swh_scheduler_config):
     """Instantiating a supported lister should be ok
 
     """
     db_url = init_db().url()
-    # exclude listers because they need special instantiation treatment unrelated to
-    # this test (launchpad: network mock, gnu: scheduler load task)
-    listers_to_instantiate = set(SUPPORTED_LISTERS) - {"launchpad", "gnu"}
-    for lister_name in listers_to_instantiate:
-        lst = get_lister(lister_name, db_url)
-        assert isinstance(lst, ListerBase)
+    for lister_name in SUPPORTED_LISTERS:
+        lst = get_lister(
+            lister_name, db_url, scheduler={"cls": "local", **swh_scheduler_config}
+        )
+        assert hasattr(lst, "run")
 
 
 def test_get_lister_override():
@@ -47,9 +45,7 @@
     # check the override ends up defined in the lister
     for lister_name, url in listers.items():
         lst = get_lister(
-            lister_name,
-            db_url,
-            **{"url": url, "priority": "high", "policy": "oneshot",},
+            lister_name, db_url, url=url, priority="high", policy="oneshot"
         )
 
         assert lst.url == url