diff --git a/data/common/common.yaml b/data/common/common.yaml
--- a/data/common/common.yaml
+++ b/data/common/common.yaml
@@ -2258,6 +2258,13 @@
 swh::deploy::scheduler::packages:
   - python3-swh.scheduler
 
+# subset limited to the save code now tasks for the runner priority
+swh::deploy::scheduler::swh-scheduler-runner-priority::config::task-types:
+  - load-git
+  - load-svn
+  - load-archive-files
+  - load-hg
+
 swh::deploy::scheduler::remote::sentry_swh_package: swh.scheduler
 swh::deploy::scheduler::remote::sentry_environment: "%{alias('swh::deploy::environment')}"
 swh::deploy::scheduler::remote::sentry_dsn: "%{alias('swh::deploy::scheduler::sentry_dsn')}"
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler.pp
@@ -6,25 +6,27 @@
   $group = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::group')
   $config = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::config')
 
-  $listener_log_level = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::listener::log_level')
-  $runner_log_level = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::runner::log_level')
-
-  $task_broker = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::task_broker')
-
   $sentry_dsn = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::sentry_dsn', Optional[String], 'first', undef)
   $sentry_environment = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::sentry_environment', Optional[String], 'first', undef)
   $sentry_swh_package = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::sentry_swh_package', Optional[String], 'first', undef)
 
+  $listener_log_level = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::listener::log_level')
+
+  $task_broker = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::task_broker')
+
   $listener_service_name = 'swh-scheduler-listener'
   $listener_unit_name = "${listener_service_name}.service"
   $listener_unit_template = "profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/${listener_service_name}.service.erb"
 
   $runner_service_name = 'swh-scheduler-runner'
-  $runner_unit_name = "${runner_service_name}.service"
-  $runner_unit_template = "profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/${runner_service_name}.service.erb"
+  $runner_priority_service_name = 'swh-scheduler-runner-priority'
 
   $packages = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::packages')
-  $services = [$listener_service_name, $runner_service_name]
+  $services = [
+    $listener_service_name,
+    $runner_service_name,
+    $runner_priority_service_name,
+  ]
 
   include profile::swh::deploy::base_scheduler
 
@@ -59,28 +61,6 @@
     notify  => Service[$listener_service_name],
   }
 
-  # Template uses variables
-  #  - $user
-  #  - $group
-  #  - $sentry_dsn
-  #
-  ::systemd::unit_file {$runner_unit_name:
-    ensure  => present,
-    content => template($runner_unit_template),
-    notify  => Service[$runner_service_name],
-  }
-
-  service {$runner_service_name:
-    ensure    => running,
-    enable    => true,
-    require   => [
-      Package[$packages],
-      File[$config_file],
-      Systemd::Unit_File[$runner_unit_name],
-    ],
-    subscribe => Package[$packages],
-  }
-
   service {$listener_service_name:
     ensure    => running,
     enable    => true,
@@ -92,6 +72,27 @@
     subscribe => Package[$packages],
   }
 
+  ::profile::swh::deploy::scheduler::runner {$runner_service_name:
+    user               => $user,
+    group              => $group,
+    packages           => $packages,
+    config_file        => $config_file,
+    sentry_dsn         => $sentry_dsn,
+    sentry_environment => $sentry_environment,
+    sentry_swh_package => $sentry_swh_package,
+  }
+
+  ::profile::swh::deploy::scheduler::runner {$runner_priority_service_name:
+    user               => $user,
+    group              => $group,
+    packages           => $packages,
+    config_file        => $config_file,
+    sentry_dsn         => $sentry_dsn,
+    sentry_environment => $sentry_environment,
+    sentry_swh_package => $sentry_swh_package,
+    priority           => true,
+  }
+
   # scheduler rpc server
 
   ::profile::swh::deploy::rpc_server {'scheduler':
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler/runner.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler/runner.pp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler/runner.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Instance of scheduler runner
+define profile::swh::deploy::scheduler::runner (
+  $service_name       = $title,
+  $user               = undef,
+  $group              = undef,
+  $packages           = undef,
+  $config_file        = undef,
+  $priority           = false,
+  $sentry_dsn         = undef,
+  $sentry_environment = undef,
+  $sentry_swh_package = undef,
+)
+{
+  $runner_log_level = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::runner::log_level')
+
+  $task_types = lookup(
+    "swh::deploy::scheduler::${service_name}::config::task-types",
+    {default_value => []}
+  )
+
+  $runner_unit_name = "swh-scheduler-${service_name}.service"
+  $runner_unit_template = "profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-runner.service.erb"
+
+  $default_command = concat([
+    "/usr/bin/swh",
+    "--log-level ${runner_log_level}",
+    "scheduler",
+    "--config-file ${config_file}",
+    "start-runner",
+    "--period 10",
+  ], $priority ? {
+    true => [ "--with-priority" ],
+    false => [],
+  })
+
+  # complete the command
+  $runner_command = join(
+    $task_types.reduce($default_command) | $command, $task_type | {
+      $command + ["--task-type ${task_type}"]
+    },
+    " "
+  )
+
+  # Template uses variables
+  # - $user
+  # - $group
+  # - $sentry_{dsn,environment,swh_package}
+  # - $runner_command
+
+  ::systemd::unit_file {$runner_unit_name:
+    ensure  => present,
+    content => template($runner_unit_template),
+    notify  => Service[$service_name],
+  }
+
+  service {$service_name:
+    ensure    => running,
+    enable    => true,
+    require   => [
+      Package[$packages],
+      File[$config_file],
+      Systemd::Unit_File[$runner_unit_name],
+    ],
+    subscribe => Package[$packages],
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-runner.service.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-runner.service.erb
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-runner.service.erb
+++ b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/scheduler/swh-scheduler-runner.service.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 <%- if !@sentry_swh_package.empty? -%>
 Environment=SWH_MAIN_PACKAGE=<%= @sentry_swh_package %>
 <%- end -%>
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/swh --log-level <%= @runner_log_level %> scheduler --config-file <%= @config_file %> start-runner --period 10
+ExecStart=<%= @runner_command %>
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=10