diff --git a/swh/lister/launchpad/lister.py b/swh/lister/launchpad/lister.py
--- a/swh/lister/launchpad/lister.py
+++ b/swh/lister/launchpad/lister.py
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
     MODEL = LaunchpadModel
     LISTER_NAME = "launchpad"
     instance = "launchpad"
-    launchpad: Launchpad
     flush_packet_db = 20
 
     def __init__(self, override_config=None):
         super().__init__(override_config=override_config)
-        self.launchpad = Launchpad.login_anonymously(
+        launchpad = Launchpad.login_anonymously(
             "softwareheritage", "production", version="devel"
         )
+        self.get_repos = launchpad.git_repositories.getRepositories
 
     def get_model_from_repo(self, repo: Entry) -> Dict[str, Union[str, datetime]]:
         return {
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@
             self.get_model_from_repo(repo) for repo in response[: len(response.entries)]
         ]
 
-    def get_git_repos(self, threshold: Optional[datetime]) -> Collection:
-        get_repos = self.launchpad.git_repositories.getRepositories
-
-        return get_repos(order_by="most neglected first", modified_since_date=threshold)
-
     def db_last_threshold(self) -> Optional[datetime]:
         t = self.db_session.query(func.max(self.MODEL.date_last_modified)).first()
         if t:
@@ -70,7 +65,9 @@
             identifier: Resource identifier.
             checks: Additional checks required
         """
-        response = self.get_git_repos(identifier)
+        response = self.get_repos(
+            order_by="most neglected first", modified_since_date=identifier
+        )
         models_list = self.lib_response_simplified(response)
         models_list = self.filter_before_inject(models_list)
         if checks:
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
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@
         with open(response_filepath, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             return Collection(json.load(f))
 
-    with patch("launchpadlib.launchpad.Launchpad.login_anonymously"):
+    with patch("swh.lister.launchpad.lister.Launchpad") as m:
+        m.login_anonymously.return_value = m
+        m.git_repositories.getRepositories.side_effect = [
+            mock_lp_response(i) for i in range(3)
+        ]
         lister = get_lister("launchpad", db_url=lister_db_url)
 
-    lister.launchpad.git_repositories.getRepositories.side_effect = [
-        mock_lp_response(i) for i in range(3)
-    ]
-
     lister.scheduler.create_task_type(
         {
             "type": "load-git",
diff --git a/swh/lister/launchpad/tests/test_lister.py b/swh/lister/launchpad/tests/test_lister.py
--- a/swh/lister/launchpad/tests/test_lister.py
+++ b/swh/lister/launchpad/tests/test_lister.py
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 def test_launchpad_lister(lister_launchpad, datadir):
     lister_launchpad.run()
 
-    assert (
-        len(lister_launchpad.launchpad.git_repositories.getRepositories.mock_calls) == 3
-    )
+    assert len(lister_launchpad.get_repos.mock_calls) == 3
 
     r = lister_launchpad.scheduler.search_tasks(task_type="load-git")
     assert len(r) == 30