diff --git a/requirements-swh.txt b/requirements-swh.txt
--- a/requirements-swh.txt
+++ b/requirements-swh.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 swh.storage >= 0.11.3
 swh.model >= 0.4.0
 swh.scheduler >= 0.0.39
-swh.loader.core >= 0.5.9
+swh.loader.core >= 0.17
diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2016-2020  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2021  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     assert loader2.load() == {"status": "failed"}
 
     assert_last_visit_matches(
-        loader2.storage, repo_url, status="partial", type="svn", snapshot=None,
+        loader2.storage, repo_url, status="failed", type="svn", snapshot=None,
     )
 
     stats = get_stats(loader.storage)