diff --git a/swh/web/common/origin_visits.py b/swh/web/common/origin_visits.py
--- a/swh/web/common/origin_visits.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/origin_visits.py
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
     origin_visits = []
 
     per_page = archive.MAX_LIMIT
-    last_visit = None
+    if not cache_entry:
+        last_visit = None
+
     while 1:
         visits = list(
             archive.lookup_origin_visits(
@@ -77,6 +79,10 @@
 
     origin_visits = sorted(origin_visits, key=lambda v: _visit_sort_key(v))
 
+    if cache_entry:
+        # cache entry is already sorted with oldest visits
+        origin_visits = cache_entry + origin_visits
+
     cache.set(cache_entry_id, origin_visits)
 
     return origin_visits
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/common/test_origin_visits.py b/swh/web/tests/common/test_origin_visits.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/common/test_origin_visits.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/common/test_origin_visits.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 def test_get_origin_visits(mocker, snapshots):
     mock_archive = mocker.patch("swh.web.common.archive")
     mock_archive.MAX_LIMIT = 2
+    # no cache
+    mock_cache = mocker.patch("swh.web.common.origin_visits.cache")
+    mock_cache.get.return_value = None
 
     def _lookup_origin_visits(*args, **kwargs):
         if kwargs["last_visit"] is None:
@@ -61,6 +64,9 @@
 
     assert len(origin_visits) == 3
 
+    assert mock_archive.lookup_origin_visits.called
+    assert mock_cache.get.called
+
 
 @given(new_snapshots(5))
 def test_get_origin_visit(mocker, snapshots):