diff --git a/home/bin/deboco b/home/bin/deboco
index 16022dc..2669d17 100755
--- a/home/bin/deboco
+++ b/home/bin/deboco
@@ -218,7 +218,33 @@ deboco__configure_machine()
 {
 	local debops_controller_path="$1"
 	local target_host_fqdn="$2"  # the machine on which we want to install debops bootstrap, eg alambix-108.ipr.univ-rennes.fr
-	log 'info' "configuring $machine_fqdn using debobs controller $debops_controller_path"
+	log 'info' "configuring $target_host_fqdn using debobs controller $debops_controller_path"
+
+	local error_code=$RETURNCODE_SUCCESS
+
+	deboco__init_machine "$debops_controller_path" "$target_host_fqdn"
+	if [ $? = 0 ]
+	then
+		deboco__update_machine "$debops_controller_path" "$target_host_fqdn"
+		if [ $? != 0 ]
+		then
+			log 'error' "update_machine failed"
+			error_code=$RETURNCODE_ERROR
+		fi
+	else
+		log 'error' "init_machine failed"
+		error_code=$RETURNCODE_ERROR
+	fi
+
+	return "$error_code"
+}
+
+
+deboco__init_machine()
+{
+	local debops_controller_path="$1"
+	local target_host_fqdn="$2"  # the machine on which we want to install debops bootstrap, eg alambix-108.ipr.univ-rennes.fr
+	log 'info' "installing debops bootstrap on $target_host_fqdn using debobs controller $debops_controller_path"
 
 	local error_code=$RETURNCODE_SUCCESS
 
@@ -229,22 +255,17 @@ deboco__configure_machine()
 
 	local local_repos_path=$(controller__get_local_repos_path "$debops_controller_path")
 	local virtual_env_path=$(controller__get_virtualenv_path "$debops_controller_path")
-
+	local debops_exit_code=''
 	pushd "$local_repos_path"
 		source "$virtual_env_path/bin/activate"
 		ANS_HOST=$(echo ${target_host_fqdn} | sed -E 's/\.univ-rennes[1]?\.fr$//')
 		log 'debug' "ANS_HOST=${ANS_HOST}"
 		debops run bootstrap-ldap -l "${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null}" | tee --append ${report_file_path}
-		if [ $? = "$RETURNCODE_SUCCESS" ]
+		debops_exit_code=$?
+		echo "return code for debops run bootstrap-ldap -l ${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null} : $debops_exit_code" >> "${report_file_path}"
+		log 'debug' "debops_exit_code=$debops_exit_code"
+		if [ "$debops_exit_code" != "$RETURNCODE_SUCCESS" ]
 		then
-			log 'info' "debops bootstrap installed successfully. Now applying the configuration on ${target_host_fqdn}"
-			debops run site --limit "${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null}" | tee --append ${report_file_path}
-			if [ $? != "$RETURNCODE_SUCCESS" ]
-			then
-				log 'error' 'debops run site failed'
-				error_code="$RETURNCODE_ERROR"
-			fi
-		else		
 			log 'error' 'debops run bootstrap-ldap failed'
 			error_code="$RETURNCODE_ERROR"
 		fi
@@ -256,8 +277,8 @@ deboco__configure_machine()
 deboco__update_machine()
 {
 	local debops_controller_path="$1"
-	local machine_fqdn="$2"  # eg alambix-108.ipr.univ-rennes.fr
-	log 'info' "updating $machine_fqdn using debobs controller $debops_controller_path"
+	local target_host_fqdn="$2"  # eg alambix-108.ipr.univ-rennes.fr
+	log 'info' "updating $target_host_fqdn using debobs controller $debops_controller_path"
 
 	local error_code=$RETURNCODE_SUCCESS
 
@@ -268,13 +289,16 @@ deboco__update_machine()
 
 	local local_repos_path=$(controller__get_local_repos_path "$debops_controller_path")
 	local virtual_env_path=$(controller__get_virtualenv_path "$debops_controller_path")
+	local debops_exit_code=''
 
 	pushd "$local_repos_path"
 		source "$virtual_env_path/bin/activate"
 		ANS_HOST=$(echo ${target_host_fqdn} | sed -E 's/\.univ-rennes[1]?\.fr$//')
 		log 'debug' "ANS_HOST=${ANS_HOST}"
 		debops run site --limit "${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null}" | tee --append ${report_file_path}
-		if [ $? != "$RETURNCODE_SUCCESS" ]
+		debops_exit_code=$?
+		echo "return code for debops run site --limit ${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null} : $debops_exit_code" >> "${report_file_path}"
+		if [ "$debops_exit_code" != "$RETURNCODE_SUCCESS" ]
 		then
 			log 'error' 'debops run site failed'
 			error_code="$RETURNCODE_ERROR"
@@ -299,11 +323,15 @@ deboco_print_usage()
 	echo "     update <debobs-controller-path>"
 	echo "        updates the debops controller in <debobs-controller-path>"
 	echo 
-	echo "     configure-machine <debobs-controller-path> <machine-fqdn>"
-	echo "        configures the machine <machine-fqdn> using the debops controller in <debobs-controller-path>"
+	echo "     init_machine <debobs-controller-path> <machine-fqdn>"
+	echo "        installs debops bootstrap on the machine <machine-fqdn> using the debops controller in <debobs-controller-path>"
 	echo 
-	echo "     update-machine <debobs-controller-path> <machine-fqdn>"
+	echo "     update_machine <debobs-controller-path> <machine-fqdn>"
 	echo "        updates the machine <machine-fqdn> using the debops controller in <debobs-controller-path>"
+	echo 
+	echo "     configure_machine <debobs-controller-path> <machine-fqdn>"
+	echo "        configures the machine <machine-fqdn> using the debops controller in <debobs-controller-path>". Equivivalent to a init_machine followed by update_machine
+	echo 
 }
 
 deboco()