diff --git a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
index f05ba9a36d104995af8f03626c3d4859e9c614f5..86d6b81b5341c63c42ae6d9ea5ce29e2ac46fee5 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
@@ -31,39 +31,23 @@ class InventoryTask(Task):
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
-    # @staticmethod
-    # def save_key(hostname, key, value):
-    #     assert isinstance(value, str), \
-    #         "sanity failure: expected string data as value"
-    #     r = get_redis(InventoryTask.config)
-    #     r.hset(
-    #         name=hostname,
-    #         key=key,
-    #         value=value)
-    #     InventoryTask.logger.debug(
-    #         "saved %s, key %s" % (hostname, key))
-    #     return "OK"
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def save_value(key, value):
-        assert isinstance(value, str), \
-            "sanity failure: expected string data as value"
-        r = get_redis(InventoryTask.config)
-        r.set(name=key, value=value)
-        # InventoryTask.logger.debug("saved %s" % key)
-        return "OK"
+def _save_value(key, value):
+    assert isinstance(value, str), \
+        "sanity failure: expected string data as value"
+    r = get_redis(InventoryTask.config)
+    r.set(name=key, value=value)
+    # InventoryTask.logger.debug("saved %s" % key)
+    return "OK"
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def save_value_json(key, data_obj):
-        InventoryTask.save_value(
-            key,
-            json.dumps(data_obj))
+def _save_value_json(key, data_obj):
+    _save_value(
+        key,
+        json.dumps(data_obj))
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def save_value_etree(key, xml_doc):
-        InventoryTask.save_value(
-            key,
-            etree.tostring(xml_doc, encoding='unicode'))
+def _save_value_etree(key, xml_doc):
+    _save_value(
+        key,
+        etree.tostring(xml_doc, encoding='unicode'))
 
 
 class WorkerArgs(bootsteps.Step):
@@ -94,7 +78,7 @@ def snmp_refresh_interfaces(hostname, community):
     task_logger.debug(
         '>>> snmp_refresh_interfaces(%r, %r)' % (hostname, community))
 
-    InventoryTask.save_value_json(
+    _save_value_json(
         'snmp-interfaces:' + hostname,
         list(snmp.get_router_interfaces(
             hostname,
@@ -110,7 +94,7 @@ def netconf_refresh_config(hostname):
     task_logger = logging.getLogger(constants.TASK_LOGGER_NAME)
     task_logger.debug('>>> netconf_refresh_config(%r)' % hostname)
 
-    InventoryTask.save_value_etree(
+    _save_value_etree(
         'netconf:' + hostname,
         juniper.load_config(hostname, InventoryTask.config["ssh"]))
 
@@ -200,7 +184,7 @@ def update_interface_statuses():
                     csr,
                     service["equipment"],
                     service["interface_name"])
-                InventoryTask.save_value(key, status)
+                _save_value(key, status)
 
     task_logger.debug('<<< update_interface_statuses')
 
@@ -279,7 +263,7 @@ def refresh_vpn_rr_peers(hostname, netconf):
         juniper.vpn_rr_peers(netconf))
 
 
-@app.task
+@app.task(base=ReleaseTask, bind=True))
 def reload_router_config(hostname):
     task_logger = logging.getLogger(constants.TASK_LOGGER_NAME)
     task_logger.debug('>>> update_router_config')