diff --git a/swh/web/common/archive.py b/swh/web/common/archive.py
--- a/swh/web/common/archive.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/archive.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
-
 from collections import defaultdict
+import datetime
 import itertools
 import os
 import re
@@ -1066,6 +1066,26 @@
     return converters.from_origin_visit({**visit_status.to_dict(), "type": visit.type})
 
 
+def origin_visit_status_find_by_date(
+    origin_url: str, visit_date: datetime.datetime
+) -> Optional[OriginVisitInfo]:
+    """Retrieve the origin visit status whose date is closest to the provided timestamp.
+
+    Args:
+        origin_url: origin concerned by the visit
+        visit_date: provided timestamp
+
+    Returns:
+       The dict origin_visit_status concerned if any.
+
+    """
+    visit = storage.origin_visit_find_by_date(origin_url, visit_date)
+    if not visit:
+        return None
+    visit_status = storage.origin_visit_status_get_latest(origin_url, visit.visit_id)
+    return converters.from_origin_visit({**visit_status.to_dict(), "type": visit.type})
+
+
 def lookup_snapshot_sizes(
     snapshot_id: str, branch_name_exclude_prefix: Optional[str] = "refs/pull/"
 ) -> Dict[str, int]:
diff --git a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2021  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2022  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-from bisect import bisect_right
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from functools import lru_cache
 from itertools import product
@@ -39,12 +38,7 @@
     SaveOriginRequest,
     SaveUnauthorizedOrigin,
 )
-from swh.web.common.origin_visits import get_origin_visits
-from swh.web.common.typing import (
-    OriginExistenceCheckInfo,
-    OriginInfo,
-    SaveOriginRequestInfo,
-)
+from swh.web.common.typing import OriginExistenceCheckInfo, SaveOriginRequestInfo
 from swh.web.common.utils import SWH_WEB_METRICS_REGISTRY, parse_iso8601_date_to_utc
 from swh.web.config import get_config, scheduler
 
@@ -285,16 +279,11 @@
     # as those requests to storage are expensive and associated loading task
     # surely ended up with errors
     if time_delta.days <= MAX_THRESHOLD_DAYS:
-        try:
-            origin_info = archive.lookup_origin(OriginInfo(url=save_request.origin_url))
-            origin_visits = get_origin_visits(origin_info)
-            visit_dates = [parse_iso8601_date_to_utc(v["date"]) for v in origin_visits]
-            i = bisect_right(visit_dates, save_request.request_date)
-            if i != len(visit_dates):
-                visit_date = visit_dates[i]
-                visit_status = origin_visits[i]["status"]
-        except Exception as exc:
-            sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
+        origin = save_request.origin_url
+        ovs = archive.origin_visit_status_find_by_date(origin, time_now)
+        if ovs:
+            visit_date = parse_iso8601_date_to_utc(ovs["date"])
+            visit_status = ovs["status"]
     return visit_date, visit_status