diff --git a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
index 5cc2be20438d1a8173828f2501f2b137dcc33a7f..685cf38174ddd71b8e42eb1e18520e4595c83fd2 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
@@ -215,6 +215,53 @@ def update_junosspace_device_list():
     task_logger.debug('<<< update_junosspace_device_list')
 
 
+def load_netconf_data(hostname):
+    """
+    this method should only be called from a task
+
+    :param hostname:
+    :return:
+    """
+    r = get_redis(InventoryTask.config)
+    netconf = r.get('netconf:' + hostname)
+    if not netconf:
+        return None
+    return etree.fromstring(netconf.decode('utf-8'))
+
+
+def clear_cached_classifier_responses(hostname):
+    task_logger = logging.getLogger(constants.TASK_LOGGER_NAME)
+    task_logger.debug(
+        'removing cached classifier responses for %r' % hostname)
+    r = get_redis(InventoryTask.config)
+    for k in r.keys('classifier:cache:%s:*' % hostname):
+        r.delete(k)
+
+
+@app.task()
+def update_router_config(hostname):
+    task_logger = logging.getLogger(constants.TASK_LOGGER_NAME)
+    task_logger.debug('>>> update_router_config')
+
+    netconf_refresh_config.apply(hostname)
+
+    netconf_doc = load_netconf_data(hostname)
+    if not netconf_doc:
+        task_logger.error('no netconf data available for %r' % hostname)
+    else:
+        community = juniper.snmp_community_string(netconf_doc)
+        if not community:
+            task_logger.error(
+                'error extracting community string for %r' % hostname)
+        else:
+            snmp_refresh_interfaces.apply(hostname, community)
+
+            # TODO: move this out of else? (i.e. clear even if netconf fails?)
+            clear_cached_classifier_responses(hostname)
+
+    task_logger.debug('<<< update_router_config')
+
+
 def _derive_router_hostnames(config):
     r = get_redis(config)
     junosspace_equipment = set()
@@ -261,12 +308,6 @@ def start_refresh_cache_all(config):
     for hostname in _derive_router_hostnames(config):
         task_logger.debug(
             'queueing router refresh jobs for %r' % hostname)
-
-        # TODO: !!!! extract community string from netconf data
-        task_logger.error(
-            'TODO: !!!! extract community string from netconf data')
-        subtasks.append(netconf_refresh_config.s(hostname))
-        # TODO: these should be synchronous, and then cleanup classifier cache
-        subtasks.append(snmp_refresh_interfaces.s(hostname, '0pBiFbD'))
+        subtasks.append(update_router_config.s(hostname))
 
     return group(subtasks).apply_async()