diff --git a/gso/utils/workflow_steps.py b/gso/utils/workflow_steps.py
index 1f87a2fa72dea2501a8d23de8a36940639a4300c..9a8a14dd5b2c60ebf372828cbbcdc0e3612d0821 100644
--- a/gso/utils/workflow_steps.py
+++ b/gso/utils/workflow_steps.py
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ from gso.products.product_types.iptrunk import Iptrunk
 from gso.services.provisioning_proxy import execute_playbook
 
 
-@step("[DRY RUN] Deploy base config")
-def deploy_base_config_dry(
+def _deploy_base_config(
     subscription: dict[str, Any],
     tt_number: str,
     callback_route: str,
     process_id: UUIDstr,
-) -> State:
-    """Perform a dry run of provisioning base config on a router."""
+    *,
+    dry_run: bool,
+) -> None:
     inventory = subscription["router"]["router_fqdn"]
 
     extra_vars = {
         "wfo_router_json": subscription,
-        "dry_run": True,
+        "dry_run": dry_run,
         "verb": "deploy",
         "commit_comment": f"GSO_PROCESS_ID: {process_id} - TT_NUMBER: {tt_number} - Deploy base config",
     }
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ def deploy_base_config_dry(
         extra_vars=extra_vars,
     )
 
+
+@step("[DRY RUN] Deploy base config")
+def deploy_base_config_dry(
+    subscription: dict[str, Any],
+    tt_number: str,
+    callback_route: str,
+    process_id: UUIDstr,
+) -> State:
+    """Perform a dry run of provisioning base config on a router."""
+    _deploy_base_config(subscription, tt_number, callback_route, process_id, dry_run=True)
+
     return {"subscription": subscription}
 
 
@@ -46,21 +57,7 @@ def deploy_base_config_real(
     process_id: UUIDstr,
 ) -> State:
     """Deploy base config on a router using the provisioning proxy."""
-    inventory = subscription["router"]["router_fqdn"]
-
-    extra_vars = {
-        "wfo_router_json": subscription,
-        "dry_run": False,
-        "verb": "deploy",
-        "commit_comment": f"GSO_PROCESS_ID: {process_id} - TT_NUMBER: {tt_number} - Deploy base config",
-    }
-
-    execute_playbook(
-        playbook_name="base_config.yaml",
-        callback_route=callback_route,
-        inventory=inventory,
-        extra_vars=extra_vars,
-    )
+    _deploy_base_config(subscription, tt_number, callback_route, process_id, dry_run=False)
 
     return {"subscription": subscription}