diff --git a/swh/lister/bower/lister.py b/swh/lister/bower/lister.py
--- a/swh/lister/bower/lister.py
+++ b/swh/lister/bower/lister.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     """List Bower (Javascript package manager) origins."""
 
     LISTER_NAME = "bower"
-    VISIT_TYPE = "bower"
+    VISIT_TYPE = "git"  # Bower origins url are Git repositories
     INSTANCE = "bower"
 
     API_URL = "https://registry.bower.io/packages"
diff --git a/swh/lister/bower/tests/test_lister.py b/swh/lister/bower/tests/test_lister.py
--- a/swh/lister/bower/tests/test_lister.py
+++ b/swh/lister/bower/tests/test_lister.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         for scheduled in scheduler_origins
     } == {
         (
-            "bower",
+            "git",
             expected["url"],
         )
         for expected in expected_origins