diff --git a/swh/lister/gitlab/tasks.py b/swh/lister/gitlab/tasks.py
--- a/swh/lister/gitlab/tasks.py
+++ b/swh/lister/gitlab/tasks.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from celery import group
 
+from .. import utils
 from ..core.tasks import ListerTaskBase, RangeListerTask
 from .lister import GitLabLister
 
@@ -29,17 +30,13 @@
     """
     task_queue = 'swh_lister_gitlab_refresh'
 
+    # nb pages
+    nb_pages = 10
+
     def run_task(self, *args, **kwargs):
         lister = self.new_lister(*args, **kwargs)
-        total, _, per_page = lister.get_pages_information()
-
-        ranges = []
-        prev_index = None
-        for index in range(0, total, per_page):
-            if index is not None and prev_index is not None:
-                ranges.append((prev_index, index))
-            prev_index = index
-
+        _, total_pages, _ = lister.get_pages_information()
+        ranges = list(utils.split_range(total_pages, self.nb_pages))
         random.shuffle(ranges)
         range_task = RangeGitLabLister()
         group(range_task.s(minv, maxv, *args, **kwargs)
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
@@ -49,3 +49,19 @@
             self.assertIsNone(utils.get({}, None))
         with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
             self.assertIsNone(utils.get(None, ['a']))
+
+    @istest
+    def split_range(self):
+        actual_ranges = list(utils.split_range(14, 5))
+        self.assertEqual(actual_ranges, [(0, 5), (5, 10), (10, 14)])
+
+        actual_ranges = list(utils.split_range(19, 10))
+        self.assertEqual(actual_ranges, [(0, 10), (10, 19)])
+
+    @istest
+    def split_range_errors(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            list(utils.split_range(None, 1))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            list(utils.split_range(100, None))
diff --git a/swh/lister/utils.py b/swh/lister/utils.py
--- a/swh/lister/utils.py
+++ b/swh/lister/utils.py
@@ -12,3 +12,14 @@
         if v is not None:
             return v
     return None
+
+
+def split_range(total_pages, nb_pages):
+    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
+        prev_index = index
+
+    if index != total_pages:
+        yield index, total_pages