diff --git a/gestion/gen_confs/generate.py b/gestion/gen_confs/generate.py
index c6c7eed3..40765c7c 100755
--- a/gestion/gen_confs/generate.py
+++ b/gestion/gen_confs/generate.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ arguments peuvent être founis pour une même option, les séparer par &
 """
 
 import sys, signal, os, getopt
-import subprocess
+from trigger import trigger_generate as trigger
 sys.path.append('/usr/scripts/gestion')
 
 from ldap_crans import crans_ldap, hostname
@@ -31,25 +31,6 @@ openlog("generate")
 db = crans_ldap()
 make_lock('auto_generate', 'Big lock', nowait=1)
 
-def trigger(host, background=False):
-    if not 'adm.crans.org' in host:
-        host=host + '.adm.crans.org'
-    options = ['PasswordAuthentication=no', 'ConnectTimeout=1', 'VerifyHostKeyDNS=yes',
-        'BatchMode=yes', 'ServerAliveInterval=5', 'ServerAliveCountMax=1']
-    args = ["ssh", "-4", "-i", "/etc/crans/secrets/trigger-generate" ]
-    for opt in options:
-        args.append('-o')
-        args.append(opt)
-    args.extend(["rpcssh@%s" % host, "generate"])
-    if background:
-        subprocess.Popen(args)
-    else:
-        p=subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-        out, err = p.communicate()
-        if err:
-            raise Exception(err)
-        return out
-
 class base_reconfigure:
     try:
         sys.path.append('/etc/crans/')
diff --git a/gestion/gen_confs/trigger.py b/gestion/gen_confs/trigger.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..29c565af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gestion/gen_confs/trigger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import subprocess
+
+def trigger_generate(host, background=False):
+    if not 'adm.crans.org' in host:
+        host=host + '.adm.crans.org'
+    options = ['PasswordAuthentication=no', 'ConnectTimeout=1', 'VerifyHostKeyDNS=yes',
+        'BatchMode=yes', 'ServerAliveInterval=5', 'ServerAliveCountMax=1']
+    args = ["ssh", "-4", "-i", "/etc/crans/secrets/trigger-generate" ]
+    for opt in options:
+        args.append('-o')
+        args.append(opt)
+    args.extend(["rpcssh@%s" % host, "generate"])
+    if background:
+        subprocess.Popen(args)
+    else:
+        p=subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        out, err = p.communicate()
+        if err:
+            raise Exception(err)
+        return out
+