diff --git a/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py b/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py
index b3be48f..268dba6 100644
--- a/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,66 +1,68 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2019-2020  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 pytest
 
 
 from swh.lister.core.lister_base import ListerBase
 from swh.lister.cli import get_lister, SUPPORTED_LISTERS
 
 from .test_utils import init_db
 
 
 def test_get_lister_wrong_input():
     """Unsupported lister should raise"""
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
         get_lister("unknown", "db-url")
 
     assert "Invalid lister" in str(e.value)
 
 
 def test_get_lister(mock_get_scheduler):
     """Instantiating a supported lister should be ok
 
     """
     db_url = init_db().url()
-    for lister_name in SUPPORTED_LISTERS:
+    # launchpad lister need particular setup so exclude from the checks
+    listers_to_check = set(SUPPORTED_LISTERS) | {"launchpad"}
+    for lister_name in listers_to_check:
         lst = get_lister(lister_name, db_url)
         assert isinstance(lst, ListerBase)
 
 
 def test_get_lister_override():
     """Overriding the lister configuration should populate its config
 
     """
     db_url = init_db().url()
 
     listers = {
         "gitlab": "https://other.gitlab.uni/api/v4/",
         "phabricator": "https://somewhere.org/api/diffusion.repository.search",
         "cgit": "https://some.where/cgit",
     }
 
     # check the override ends up defined in the lister
     for lister_name, url in listers.items():
         lst = get_lister(
             lister_name,
             db_url,
             **{"url": url, "priority": "high", "policy": "oneshot",},
         )
 
         assert lst.url == url
         assert lst.config["priority"] == "high"
         assert lst.config["policy"] == "oneshot"
 
     # check the default urls are used and not the override (since it's not
     # passed)
     for lister_name, url in listers.items():
         lst = get_lister(lister_name, db_url)
 
         # no override so this does not end up in lister's configuration
         assert "url" not in lst.config
         assert "priority" not in lst.config
         assert "oneshot" not in lst.config
         assert lst.url == lst.DEFAULT_URL