diff --git a/swh/search/journal_client.py b/swh/search/journal_client.py
--- a/swh/search/journal_client.py
+++ b/swh/search/journal_client.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         process_origin_visits(messages["origin_visit"], search)
 
     if "origin_visit_status" in messages:
-        process_origin_visits(messages["origin_visit_status"], search)
+        process_origin_visit_statuses(messages["origin_visit_status"], search)
 
     if "origin_intrinsic_metadata" in messages:
         process_origin_intrinsic_metadata(messages["origin_intrinsic_metadata"], search)
@@ -58,12 +58,14 @@
 def process_origin_visit_statuses(visit_statuses, search):
     logging.debug("processing origin visit statuses %r", visit_statuses)
 
-    search.origin_update(
-        [
-            {"url": (visit_status["origin"]), "has_visits": True,}
-            for visit_status in visit_statuses
-        ]
-    )
+    full_visit_status = [
+        {"url": (visit_status["origin"]), "has_visits": True,}
+        for visit_status in visit_statuses
+        if visit_status["status"] == "full"
+    ]
+
+    if full_visit_status:
+        search.origin_update(full_visit_status)
 
 
 def process_origin_intrinsic_metadata(origin_metadata, search):
diff --git a/swh/search/tests/test_journal_client.py b/swh/search/tests/test_journal_client.py
--- a/swh/search/tests/test_journal_client.py
+++ b/swh/search/tests/test_journal_client.py
@@ -38,6 +38,31 @@
     )
 
 
+def test_journal_client_origin_visit_status_from_journal():
+    search_mock = MagicMock()
+
+    worker_fn = functools.partial(process_journal_objects, search=search_mock,)
+
+    worker_fn(
+        {
+            "origin_visit_status": [
+                {"origin": "http://foobar.baz", "status": "full"}  # full visits ok
+            ]
+        }
+    )
+    search_mock.origin_update.assert_called_once_with(
+        [{"url": "http://foobar.baz", "has_visits": True},]
+    )
+
+    search_mock.reset_mock()
+
+    # non-full visits are filtered out
+    worker_fn(
+        {"origin_visit_status": [{"origin": "http://foobar.baz", "status": "partial"}]}
+    )
+    search_mock.origin_update.assert_not_called()
+
+
 def test_journal_client_origin_metadata_from_journal():
     search_mock = MagicMock()