diff --git a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/config.py b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/config.py
index 6b9118221..02d5338c8 100644
--- a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/config.py
+++ b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/config.py
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt(
         "undersync_dry_run", default=True, help="Call Undersync with dry-run mode"
     ),
-    cfg.BoolOpt(
-        "undersync_force", default=False, help="Call Undersync with force mode"
-    ),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/neutron_understack_mech.py b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/neutron_understack_mech.py
index d15982624..a5e53fe0d 100644
--- a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/neutron_understack_mech.py
+++ b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/neutron_understack_mech.py
@@ -223,9 +223,8 @@ def update_port_postcommit(self, context):
         nb_vlan_group_id = self.update_nautobot(network_id, connected_interface_uuid)
 
         self.undersync.sync_devices(
-            nb_vlan_group_id,
-            cfg.CONF.ml2_understack.undersync_force,
-            cfg.CONF.ml2_understack.undersync_dry_run,
+            vlan_group_uuids=nb_vlan_group_id,
+            dry_run=cfg.CONF.ml2_understack.undersync_dry_run,
         )
 
     def delete_port_precommit(self, context):
diff --git a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/undersync.py b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/undersync.py
index 7d6285e72..e8dcfe12a 100644
--- a/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/undersync.py
+++ b/python/neutron-understack/neutron_understack/undersync.py
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         auth_token: str | None = None,
         api_url: str | None = None,
+        timeout: int = 90
     ) -> None:
         """Simple client for Undersync."""
         self.token = auth_token or self.fetch_undersync_token()
         self.url = "http://undersync-service.undersync.svc.cluster.local:8080"
         self.api_url = api_url or self.url
+        self.timeout = timeout
 
     def fetch_undersync_token(self):
         file = pathlib.Path("/etc/undersync/token")
@@ -52,20 +54,18 @@ def client(self):
         }
         return session
 
-    def sync(self, uuids: str) -> requests.Response:
-        response = self.client.post(f"{self.api_url}/v1/vlan-group/{uuids}/sync")
-        LOG.debug("undersync sync resp: %(resp)s", {"resp": response.json()})
+    def undersync_post(self, action: str, uuids: str) -> requests.Response:
+        response = self.client.post(f"{self.api_url}/v1/vlan-group/{uuids}/{action}",
+                                    timeout=self.timeout)
+        LOG.debug("undersync %(action)s resp: %(resp)s", {"resp": response.json(), "action": action})
         self.log_for_status(response)
         return response
 
+    def sync(self, uuids: str) -> requests.Response:
+        return self.undersync_post("sync", uuids)
+
     def dry_run(self, uuids: str) -> requests.Response:
-        response = self.client.post(f"{self.api_url}/v1/vlan-group/{uuids}/dry-run")
-        LOG.debug("undersync dry_ryn resp: %(resp)s", {"resp": response.json()})
-        self.log_for_status(response)
-        return response
+        return self.undersync_post("dry-run", uuids)
 
     def force(self, uuids: str) -> requests.Response:
-        response = self.client.post(f"{self.api_url}/v1/vlan-group/{uuids}/force")
-        LOG.debug("undersync force resp: %(resp)s", {"resp": response.json()})
-        self.log_for_status(response)
-        return response
+        return self.undersync_post("force", uuids)