diff --git a/swh/lister/launchpad/tests/conftest.py b/swh/lister/launchpad/tests/conftest.py
--- a/swh/lister/launchpad/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/swh/lister/launchpad/tests/conftest.py
@@ -44,4 +44,13 @@
         mock_lp_response(i) for i in range(3)
     ]
 
+    lister.scheduler.create_task_type(
+        {
+            "type": "load-git",
+            "description": "Load git repository",
+            "backend_name": "swh.loader.git.tasks.UpdateGitRepository",
+            "default_interval": "1 day",
+        }
+    )
+
     return lister