diff --git a/ardumont/load_gitorious.py b/ardumont/load_gitorious.py
index 07aedb2..8761799 100755
--- a/ardumont/load_gitorious.py
+++ b/ardumont/load_gitorious.py
@@ -1,59 +1,59 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright (C) 2017  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 click
 import os
 import sys
 
 from swh.scheduler.utils import get_task
 
 
 def load_repository_from_mapping(
         root_repositories_dir, origin_date,
         queue_name='swh_loader_git_express',
         dry_run=False):
     """Load a repository from a specific rootdir.
     """
     for line in sys.stdin:
         origin_url, relative_repo_on_disk = line.strip().split(' ')
 
         # initiate task
         task = get_task('swh.loader.git.tasks.LoadDiskGitRepository')
         # but mutate the queue to use another queue than the default
         task.task_queue = queue_name
 
         directory_path = os.path.join(
             root_repositories_dir, relative_repo_on_disk)
         date = origin_date
 
         if dry_run:
             print('Would have send: {origin_url: %s, repo: %s, date: %s}' % (
                 origin_url, directory_path, date))
         else:
             task.delay(origin_url=origin_url,
                        directory=directory_path,
-                       date=None)
+                       date=date)
 
 
 @click.command()
 @click.option('--root-repositories',
               help='Upper root directory for storing repositories.')
 @click.option('--origin-date',
               default='Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:40:04 +0200',
               help='Origin date to use.')
 @click.option('--dry-run/--no-dry-run',
               help='Do nothing but print.')
 def run(root_repositories, origin_date, dry_run):
     load_repository_from_mapping(
         root_repositories_dir=root_repositories,
         origin_date=origin_date,
         dry_run=dry_run)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     run()