diff --git a/swh/loader/git/tasks.py b/swh/loader/git/tasks.py
--- a/swh/loader/git/tasks.py
+++ b/swh/loader/git/tasks.py
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@
 from swh.loader.git.loader import GitLoader
 
 
+@shared_task(name=f"save_code_now:{__name__}.UpdateGitRepository")
+def load_git_high(*, url: str, base_url: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Import a git repository from a remote location
+
+    """
+    loader = GitLoader.from_configfile(url=url, base_url=base_url)
+    return loader.load()
+
+
 @shared_task(name=__name__ + ".UpdateGitRepository")
 def load_git(*, url: str, base_url: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """Import a git repository from a remote location
diff --git a/swh/loader/git/tests/test_tasks.py b/swh/loader/git/tests/test_tasks.py
--- a/swh/loader/git/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/swh/loader/git/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2020  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2021  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
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@
     mock_loader.assert_called_once_with()
 
 
+def test_git_loader_high(
+    mocker, swh_config, swh_scheduler_celery_app, swh_scheduler_celery_worker
+):
+    mock_loader = mocker.patch("swh.loader.git.loader.GitLoader.load")
+    mock_loader.return_value = {"status": "eventful"}
+
+    res = swh_scheduler_celery_app.send_task(
+        "save_code_now:swh.loader.git.tasks.UpdateGitRepository",
+        kwargs={"url": "origin_url",},
+    )
+    assert res
+    res.wait()
+    assert res.successful()
+
+    assert res.result == {"status": "eventful"}
+    mock_loader.assert_called_once_with()
+
+
 def test_git_loader_from_disk(
     mocker, swh_config, swh_scheduler_celery_app, swh_scheduler_celery_worker
 ):