diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/loader.py b/swh/loader/svn/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/loader.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
             # that repository
             revision_parents[revision_start] = (self.latest_revision.id,)
 
-        if revision_start > revision_end and revision_start != 1:
+        if revision_start > revision_end:
             msg = "%s@%s already injected." % (self.svnrepo.remote_url, revision_end)
             raise SvnLoaderUneventful(msg)
 
diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/data/penguinsdbtools2018.dump.gz b/swh/loader/svn/tests/data/penguinsdbtools2018.dump.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

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
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from subvertpy import SubversionException
 
 from swh.loader.svn.loader import SvnLoader, SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump
+from swh.loader.svn.utils import init_svn_repo_from_dump
 from swh.loader.tests import (
     assert_last_visit_matches,
     check_snapshot,
@@ -107,6 +108,45 @@
     )
 
 
+def test_loader_svnrdump_no_such_revision(swh_storage, tmp_path, datadir):
+    """Visit multiple times an origin with the remote loader should not raise.
+
+    It used to fail the ingestion on the second visit with a "No such revision x,
+    160006" message.
+
+    """
+
+    archive_dump = os.path.join(datadir, "penguinsdbtools2018.dump.gz")
+    loading_path = str(tmp_path / "loading")
+
+    # Prepare the dump as a local svn repository for test purposes
+    temp_dir, repo_path = init_svn_repo_from_dump(
+        archive_dump, root_dir=tmp_path, gzip=True
+    )
+    repo_url = f"file://{repo_path}"
+
+    loader = SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump(
+        swh_storage, repo_url, destination_path=loading_path
+    )
+    assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
+    actual_visit = assert_last_visit_matches(
+        swh_storage, repo_url, status="full", type="svn",
+    )
+
+    loader2 = SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump(
+        swh_storage, repo_url, destination_path=loading_path
+    )
+    # Visiting a second time the same repository should be uneventful...
+    assert loader2.load() == {"status": "uneventful"}
+    actual_visit2 = assert_last_visit_matches(
+        swh_storage, repo_url, status="full", type="svn",
+    )
+
+    assert actual_visit.snapshot is not None
+    # ... with the same snapshot as the first visit
+    assert actual_visit2.snapshot == actual_visit.snapshot
+
+
 def test_loader_svn_new_visit(swh_storage, datadir, tmp_path):
     """Eventful visit should yield 1 snapshot"""
     archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"