diff --git a/swh/lister/gitea/tests/test_tasks.py b/swh/lister/gitea/tests/test_tasks.py
--- a/swh/lister/gitea/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/swh/lister/gitea/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 from time import sleep
+
 from celery.result import GroupResult
+from unittest.mock import patch, call
 
-from unittest.mock import patch
+from swh.lister.gitea.tasks import NBPAGES
+from swh.lister.utils import split_range
 
 
 def test_ping(swh_scheduler_celery_app, swh_scheduler_celery_worker):
@@ -57,13 +60,11 @@
 
 @patch("swh.lister.gitea.tasks.GiteaLister")
 def test_relister(lister, swh_scheduler_celery_app, swh_scheduler_celery_worker):
+    total_pages = 85
     # setup the mocked GiteaLister
     lister.return_value = lister
     lister.run.return_value = None
-    lister.get_pages_information.return_value = (None, 85, None)
-    lister.db_partition_indices.return_value = [
-        (i, i + 9) for i in range(0, 80, 10)
-    ] + [(80, 85)]
+    lister.get_pages_information.return_value = (None, total_pages, None)
 
     res = swh_scheduler_celery_app.send_task("swh.lister.gitea.tasks.FullGiteaRelister")
     assert res
@@ -92,25 +93,21 @@
     lister.get_pages_information.assert_called_once_with()
 
     # lister.run should have been called once per partition interval
-    for i in range(8):
-        # XXX inconsistent behavior: max_bound is EXCLUDED here
+    for min_bound, max_bound in split_range(total_pages, NBPAGES):
         assert (
-            dict(min_bound=10 * i, max_bound=10 * i + 10),
-        ) in lister.run.call_args_list
-    assert (dict(min_bound=80, max_bound=85),) in lister.run.call_args_list
+            call(min_bound=min_bound, max_bound=max_bound) in lister.run.call_args_list
+        )
 
 
 @patch("swh.lister.gitea.tasks.GiteaLister")
 def test_relister_instance(
     lister, swh_scheduler_celery_app, swh_scheduler_celery_worker
 ):
+    total_pages = 85
     # setup the mocked GiteaLister
     lister.return_value = lister
     lister.run.return_value = None
-    lister.get_pages_information.return_value = (None, 85, None)
-    lister.db_partition_indices.return_value = [
-        (i, i + 9) for i in range(0, 80, 10)
-    ] + [(80, 85)]
+    lister.get_pages_information.return_value = (None, total_pages, None)
 
     res = swh_scheduler_celery_app.send_task(
         "swh.lister.gitea.tasks.FullGiteaRelister",
@@ -142,9 +139,7 @@
     lister.get_pages_information.assert_called_once_with()
 
     # lister.run should have been called once per partition interval
-    for i in range(8):
-        # XXX inconsistent behavior: max_bound is EXCLUDED here
+    for min_bound, max_bound in split_range(total_pages, NBPAGES):
         assert (
-            dict(min_bound=10 * i, max_bound=10 * i + 10),
-        ) in lister.run.call_args_list
-    assert (dict(min_bound=80, max_bound=85),) in lister.run.call_args_list
+            call(min_bound=min_bound, max_bound=max_bound) in lister.run.call_args_list
+        )
diff --git a/swh/lister/gitlab/tests/test_tasks.py b/swh/lister/gitlab/tests/test_tasks.py
--- a/swh/lister/gitlab/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/swh/lister/gitlab/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 from time import sleep
+
 from celery.result import GroupResult
+from unittest.mock import patch, call
 
-from unittest.mock import patch
+from swh.lister.gitea.tasks import NBPAGES
+from swh.lister.utils import split_range
 
 
 def test_ping(swh_scheduler_celery_app, swh_scheduler_celery_worker):
@@ -57,13 +60,11 @@
 
 @patch("swh.lister.gitlab.tasks.GitLabLister")
 def test_relister(lister, swh_scheduler_celery_app, swh_scheduler_celery_worker):
+    total_pages = 85
     # setup the mocked GitlabLister
     lister.return_value = lister
     lister.run.return_value = None
-    lister.get_pages_information.return_value = (None, 85, None)
-    lister.db_partition_indices.return_value = [
-        (i, i + 9) for i in range(0, 80, 10)
-    ] + [(80, 85)]
+    lister.get_pages_information.return_value = (None, total_pages, None)
 
     res = swh_scheduler_celery_app.send_task(
         "swh.lister.gitlab.tasks.FullGitLabRelister"
@@ -94,25 +95,21 @@
     lister.get_pages_information.assert_called_once_with()
 
     # lister.run should have been called once per partition interval
-    for i in range(8):
-        # XXX inconsistent behavior: max_bound is EXCLUDED here
+    for min_bound, max_bound in split_range(total_pages, NBPAGES):
         assert (
-            dict(min_bound=10 * i, max_bound=10 * i + 10),
-        ) in lister.run.call_args_list
-    assert (dict(min_bound=80, max_bound=85),) in lister.run.call_args_list
+            call(min_bound=min_bound, max_bound=max_bound) in lister.run.call_args_list
+        )
 
 
 @patch("swh.lister.gitlab.tasks.GitLabLister")
 def test_relister_instance(
     lister, swh_scheduler_celery_app, swh_scheduler_celery_worker
 ):
+    total_pages = 85
     # setup the mocked GitlabLister
     lister.return_value = lister
     lister.run.return_value = None
-    lister.get_pages_information.return_value = (None, 85, None)
-    lister.db_partition_indices.return_value = [
-        (i, i + 9) for i in range(0, 80, 10)
-    ] + [(80, 85)]
+    lister.get_pages_information.return_value = (None, total_pages, None)
 
     res = swh_scheduler_celery_app.send_task(
         "swh.lister.gitlab.tasks.FullGitLabRelister",
@@ -144,9 +141,7 @@
     lister.get_pages_information.assert_called_once_with()
 
     # lister.run should have been called once per partition interval
-    for i in range(8):
-        # XXX inconsistent behavior: max_bound is EXCLUDED here
+    for min_bound, max_bound in split_range(total_pages, NBPAGES):
         assert (
-            dict(min_bound=10 * i, max_bound=10 * i + 10),
-        ) in lister.run.call_args_list
-    assert (dict(min_bound=80, max_bound=85),) in lister.run.call_args_list
+            call(min_bound=min_bound, max_bound=max_bound) in lister.run.call_args_list
+        )
diff --git a/swh/lister/tests/test_utils.py b/swh/lister/tests/test_utils.py
--- a/swh/lister/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/swh/lister/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "total_pages,nb_pages,expected_ranges",
-    [(14, 5, [(0, 5), (5, 10), (10, 14)]), (19, 10, [(0, 10), (10, 19)])],
+    [
+        (14, 5, [(0, 4), (5, 9), (10, 14)]),
+        (19, 10, [(0, 9), (10, 19)]),
+        (20, 3, [(0, 2), (3, 5), (6, 8), (9, 11), (12, 14), (15, 17), (18, 20)]),
+        (21, 3, [(0, 2), (3, 5), (6, 8), (9, 11), (12, 14), (15, 17), (18, 21),],),
+    ],
 )
 def test_split_range(total_pages, nb_pages, expected_ranges):
     actual_ranges = list(utils.split_range(total_pages, nb_pages))
diff --git a/swh/lister/utils.py b/swh/lister/utils.py
--- a/swh/lister/utils.py
+++ b/swh/lister/utils.py
@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2018 the Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2020 the Software Heritage developers
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+from typing import Iterator, Tuple
 
-def split_range(total_pages, nb_pages):
+
+def split_range(total_pages: int, nb_pages: int) -> Iterator[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Split `total_pages` into mostly `nb_pages` ranges. In some cases, the last range can
+    have one more element.
+
+    >>> split_range(19, 10)
+    [(0, 9), (10, 19)]
+
+    >>> split_range(20, 3)
+    [(0, 2), (3, 5), (6, 8), (9, 11), (12, 14), (15, 17), (18, 20)]
+
+    >>> split_range(21, 3)
+    [(0, 2), (3, 5), (6, 8), (9, 11), (12, 14), (15, 17), (18, 21)]
+
+    """
     prev_index = None
     for index in range(0, total_pages, nb_pages):
         if index is not None and prev_index is not None:
-            yield prev_index, index
+            yield prev_index, index - 1
         prev_index = index
 
     if index != total_pages: