diff --git a/swh/deposit/loader/tasks.py b/swh/deposit/loader/tasks.py
--- a/swh/deposit/loader/tasks.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/loader/tasks.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 from swh.scheduler.task import Task
-from swh.deposit.loader import loader, checker
+from swh.deposit.loader.loader import DepositLoader
+from swh.deposit.loader.checker import DepositChecker
 
 
 class LoadDepositArchiveTsk(Task):
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
         Args: see :func:`DepositLoader.load`.
 
         """
-        _loader = loader.DepositLoader()
+        _loader = DepositLoader()
         _loader.log = self.log
         return _loader.load(archive_url=archive_url,
                             deposit_meta_url=deposit_meta_url,
@@ -45,6 +46,6 @@
         Args: see :func:`DepositChecker.check`.
 
         """
-        _checker = checker.DepositChecker()
+        _checker = DepositChecker()
         _checker.log = self.log
         return _checker.check(deposit_check_url)
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/loader/test_tasks.py b/swh/deposit/tests/loader/test_tasks.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/loader/test_tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2018  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from swh.deposit.loader.tasks import LoadDepositArchiveTsk, ChecksDepositTsk
+
+
+class TestTasks(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_check_task_name(self):
+        task = LoadDepositArchiveTsk()
+        self.assertEqual(task.task_queue, 'swh_loader_deposit')
+
+    @patch('swh.deposit.loader.loader.DepositLoader.load')
+    def test_task(self, mock_loader):
+        mock_loader.return_value = {'status': 'eventful'}
+        task = LoadDepositArchiveTsk()
+
+        # given
+        actual_result = task.run_task(
+            archive_url='archive_url',
+            deposit_meta_url='deposit_meta_url',
+            deposit_update_url='deposit_update_url')
+
+        self.assertEqual(actual_result, {'status': 'eventful'})
+
+        mock_loader.assert_called_once_with(
+            archive_url='archive_url',
+            deposit_meta_url='deposit_meta_url',
+            deposit_update_url='deposit_update_url')
+
+
+class TestTasks2(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_check_task_name(self):
+        task = ChecksDepositTsk()
+        self.assertEqual(task.task_queue, 'swh_checker_deposit')
+
+    @patch('swh.deposit.loader.checker.DepositChecker.check')
+    def test_task(self, mock_checker):
+        mock_checker.return_value = {'status': 'uneventful'}
+        task = ChecksDepositTsk()
+
+        # given
+        actual_result = task.run_task('check_deposit_url')
+        self.assertEqual(actual_result, {'status': 'uneventful'})
+
+        mock_checker.assert_called_once_with('check_deposit_url')