diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
index ae940b3..6921441 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@
 /* create and init the structures */
 struct bsc_config *bsc_config_alloc(struct bsc_nat *nat, const char *token);
 struct bsc_config *bsc_config_num(struct bsc_nat *nat, int num);
+struct bsc_config *bsc_config_by_token(struct bsc_nat *nat, const char *token, int len);
 void bsc_config_free(struct bsc_config *);
 void bsc_config_add_lac(struct bsc_config *cfg, int lac);
 void bsc_config_del_lac(struct bsc_config *cfg, int lac);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
index 537001e..2f186b2 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -980,27 +980,21 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	llist_for_each_entry(conf, &bsc->nat->bsc_configs, entry) {
-		/*
-		 * Add the '\0' of the token for the memcmp, the IPA messages
-		 * for some reason added null termination.
-		 */
-		const int token_len = strlen(conf->token) + 1;
-
-		if (token_len == len && memcmp(conf->token, token, token_len) == 0) {
-			rate_ctr_inc(&conf->stats.ctrg->ctr[BCFG_CTR_NET_RECONN]);
-			bsc->authenticated = 1;
-			bsc->cfg = conf;
-			osmo_timer_del(&bsc->id_timeout);
-			LOGP(DNAT, LOGL_NOTICE, "Authenticated bsc nr: %d on fd %d\n",
-			     conf->nr, bsc->write_queue.bfd.fd);
-			start_ping_pong(bsc);
-			return;
-		}
+	conf = bsc_config_by_token(bsc->nat, token, len);
+	if (!conf) {
+		LOGP(DNAT, LOGL_ERROR,
+			"No bsc found for token '%s' on fd: %d.\n", token,
+			bsc->write_queue.bfd.fd);
+		return;
 	}
 
-	LOGP(DNAT, LOGL_ERROR, "No bsc found for token '%s' on fd: %d.\n", token,
-	     bsc->write_queue.bfd.fd);
+	rate_ctr_inc(&conf->stats.ctrg->ctr[BCFG_CTR_NET_RECONN]);
+	bsc->authenticated = 1;
+	bsc->cfg = conf;
+	osmo_timer_del(&bsc->id_timeout);
+	LOGP(DNAT, LOGL_NOTICE, "Authenticated bsc nr: %d on fd %d\n",
+		conf->nr, bsc->write_queue.bfd.fd);
+	start_ping_pong(bsc);
 }
 
 static void handle_con_stats(struct nat_sccp_connection *con)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
index d95227d..d7ec545 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
@@ -180,6 +180,24 @@
 	return conf;
 }
 
+struct bsc_config *bsc_config_by_token(struct bsc_nat *nat, const char *token, int len)
+{
+	struct bsc_config *conf;
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(conf, &nat->bsc_configs, entry) {
+		/*
+		 * Add the '\0' of the token for the memcmp, the IPA messages
+		 * for some reason added null termination.
+		 */
+		const int token_len = strlen(conf->token) + 1;
+
+		if (token_len == len && memcmp(conf->token, token, token_len) == 0)
+			return conf;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 void bsc_config_free(struct bsc_config *cfg)
 {
 	llist_del(&cfg->entry);