diff --git a/swh/storage/cassandra/storage.py b/swh/storage/cassandra/storage.py
--- a/swh/storage/cassandra/storage.py
+++ b/swh/storage/cassandra/storage.py
@@ -731,9 +731,7 @@
         else:
             return None
 
-    def origin_get_by_sha1(
-        self, sha1s: List[bytes]
-    ) -> Iterable[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
+    def origin_get_by_sha1(self, sha1s: List[bytes]) -> List[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
         results = []
         for sha1 in sha1s:
             rows = self._cql_runner.origin_get_by_sha1(sha1)
diff --git a/swh/storage/in_memory.py b/swh/storage/in_memory.py
--- a/swh/storage/in_memory.py
+++ b/swh/storage/in_memory.py
@@ -705,11 +705,8 @@
     def origin_get(self, origins: List[str]) -> Iterable[Optional[Origin]]:
         return [self.origin_get_one(origin_url) for origin_url in origins]
 
-    def origin_get_by_sha1(
-        self, sha1s: List[bytes]
-    ) -> Iterable[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
-        for sha1 in sha1s:
-            yield self._convert_origin(self._origins_by_sha1.get(sha1))
+    def origin_get_by_sha1(self, sha1s: List[bytes]) -> List[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
+        return [self._convert_origin(self._origins_by_sha1.get(sha1)) for sha1 in sha1s]
 
     def origin_list(
         self, page_token: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 100
diff --git a/swh/storage/interface.py b/swh/storage/interface.py
--- a/swh/storage/interface.py
+++ b/swh/storage/interface.py
@@ -1022,16 +1022,14 @@
         ...
 
     @remote_api_endpoint("origin/get_sha1")
-    def origin_get_by_sha1(
-        self, sha1s: List[bytes]
-    ) -> Iterable[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
+    def origin_get_by_sha1(self, sha1s: List[bytes]) -> List[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
         """Return origins, identified by the sha1 of their URLs.
 
         Args:
             sha1s: a list of sha1s
 
-        List:
-            Origins whose sha1 of their url match, None when the origins is not found.
+        Returns:
+            List of origins dict whose sha1 of their url match, None otherwise.
 
         """
         ...
diff --git a/swh/storage/storage.py b/swh/storage/storage.py
--- a/swh/storage/storage.py
+++ b/swh/storage/storage.py
@@ -1107,15 +1107,14 @@
         return result
 
     @timed
-    @db_transaction_generator(statement_timeout=500)
+    @db_transaction(statement_timeout=500)
     def origin_get_by_sha1(
         self, sha1s: List[bytes], db=None, cur=None
-    ) -> Iterable[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
-        for line in db.origin_get_by_sha1(sha1s, cur):
-            if line[0] is not None:
-                yield dict(zip(db.origin_cols, line))
-            else:
-                yield None
+    ) -> List[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
+        return [
+            dict(zip(db.origin_cols, row)) if row else None
+            for row in db.origin_get_by_sha1(sha1s, cur)
+        ]
 
     @timed
     @db_transaction_generator()