diff --git a/system_setup/server/controllers/configure.py b/system_setup/server/controllers/configure.py
index 1214c5a6..d9e770e2 100644
--- a/system_setup/server/controllers/configure.py
+++ b/system_setup/server/controllers/configure.py
@@ -413,18 +413,13 @@ class ConfigureController(SubiquityController):
                 await self.create_user(root_dir, envcp)
                 await self.apply_locale(lang, envcp)
 
-            else:
+            # update wsl.conf when it is in autoinstall mode or reconf variant.
+            if variant == "wsl_configuration" or \
+                    self.app.opts.autoinstall is not None:
+                wsl_config_update(self.model.wslconfbase.wslconfbase, root_dir)
                 wsl_config_update(self.model.wslconfadvanced.wslconfadvanced,
                                   root_dir)
 
-            # update advanced config when it is in autoinstall mode
-            if self.app.opts.autoinstall is not None and \
-               self.model.wslconfadvanced.wslconfadvanced is not None:
-                wsl_config_update(self.model.wslconfadvanced.wslconfadvanced,
-                                  root_dir)
-
-            wsl_config_update(self.model.wslconfbase.wslconfbase, root_dir)
-
             self.app.update_state(ApplicationState.DONE)
 
         except Exception: