diff --git a/swh/lister/debian/lister.py b/swh/lister/debian/lister.py
index db61aec..913971b 100644
--- a/swh/lister/debian/lister.py
+++ b/swh/lister/debian/lister.py
@@ -232,3 +232,5 @@ class DebianLister(SWHListerHttpTransport, SWHListerBase):
         self.create_tasks_for_snapshot(snapshot)
 
         self.db_session.commit()
+
+        return True
diff --git a/swh/lister/debian/tasks.py b/swh/lister/debian/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39aa6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/lister/debian/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2017 the Software Heritage developers
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+from swh.lister.core.tasks import ListerTaskBase
+
+from .lister import DebianLister
+
+
+class DebianListerTask(ListerTaskBase):
+    def new_lister(self):
+        return DebianLister()
+
+    def run_task(self, distribution):
+        lister = self.new_lister()
+        return lister.run(distribution)