diff --git a/examples/answers-system-setup-init.yaml b/examples/answers-system-setup-init.yaml
index 63e4b643..07261d18 100644
--- a/examples/answers-system-setup-init.yaml
+++ b/examples/answers-system-setup-init.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,5 @@ WSLIdentity:
   username: ubuntu
   # ubuntu
   password: '$6$wdAcoXrU039hKYPd$508Qvbe7ObUnxoj15DRCkzC3qO7edjH0VV7BPNRDYK4QR8ofJaEEF2heacn0QgD.f8pO8SNp83XNdWG6tocBM1'
-WSLConfigurationBase:
-  automount_root: '/custom_mnt_path'
-  automount_options: 'metadata'
-  network_generatehosts: false
-  network_generateresolvconf: false
 Summary:
   reboot: yes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system_setup/client/client.py b/system_setup/client/client.py
index 3d943588..763f7596 100644
--- a/system_setup/client/client.py
+++ b/system_setup/client/client.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class SystemSetupClient(SubiquityClient):
         "Welcome",
         "WSLSetupOptions",
         "WSLIdentity",
-        "WSLConfigurationBase",
         "Summary",
     ]
 
diff --git a/system_setup/common/wsl_conf.py b/system_setup/common/wsl_conf.py
index f98bfca7..16acba13 100644
--- a/system_setup/common/wsl_conf.py
+++ b/system_setup/common/wsl_conf.py
@@ -120,12 +120,14 @@ def wsl_config_update(config_class, root_dir):
     """
     temp_conf_default = {}
     temp_confname = config_class.__str__()
-    if temp_confname.startswith("WSLConfigurationBase"):
+    if temp_confname.startswith("None"):
+        return
+    elif temp_confname.startswith("WSLConfigurationBase"):
         temp_conf_default = config_base_default
     elif temp_confname.startswith("WSLConfigurationAdvanced"):
         temp_conf_default = config_adv_default
     else:
-        raise TypeError("Invalid type name.")
+        raise TypeError("Invalid type: {}".format(config_class))
 
     # update the config file
     for config_type in temp_conf_default:
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:
diff --git a/system_setup/server/server.py b/system_setup/server/server.py
index d13f13a4..a2074a44 100644
--- a/system_setup/server/server.py
+++ b/system_setup/server/server.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ log = logging.getLogger('system_setup.server.server')
 
 INSTALL_MODEL_NAMES = ModelNames({
         "locale",
-        "wslconfbase",
     },
     wsl_setup={
         "identity",
     },
     wsl_configuration={
+        "wslconfbase",
         "wslconfadvanced",
     })
 
diff --git a/system_setup/tests/golden/answers/wsl.conf b/system_setup/tests/golden/answers/wsl.conf
index a110cfe1..e69de29b 100644
--- a/system_setup/tests/golden/answers/wsl.conf
+++ b/system_setup/tests/golden/answers/wsl.conf
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[automount]
-options = metadata
-root = /custom_mnt_path
-
-[network]
-generatehosts = false
-generateresolvconf = false