diff --git a/ax/service/tests/test_with_db_settings_base.py b/ax/service/tests/test_with_db_settings_base.py
index e5fae392674..8c6034c9d0d 100644
--- a/ax/service/tests/test_with_db_settings_base.py
+++ b/ax/service/tests/test_with_db_settings_base.py
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 from ax.core.base_trial import TrialStatus
 from ax.core.experiment import Experiment
 from ax.modelbridge.generation_strategy import GenerationStrategy
-from ax.service.utils.with_db_settings_base import WithDBSettingsBase
+from ax.service.utils.with_db_settings_base import (
+    try_load_generation_strategy,
+    WithDBSettingsBase,
+)
 from ax.storage.sqa_store.db import init_test_engine_and_session_factory
 from ax.storage.sqa_store.load import (
     _load_experiment,
@@ -369,3 +372,40 @@ def test_update_experiment_properties_in_db(self) -> None:
             experiment.name, decoder=self.with_db_settings.db_settings.decoder
         )
         self.assertEqual(loaded_experiment._properties, {"test_property": True})
+
+    def test_try_load_generation_strategy(self) -> None:
+        experiment, generation_strategy = self.init_experiment_and_generation_strategy(
+            save_generation_strategy=False
+        )
+        # test logging with no experiment/gs saved
+        with self.assertLogs(logger="ax.service.utils.with_db_settings_base") as lg:
+            output = try_load_generation_strategy(
+                experiment_name=experiment.name,
+                decoder=self.with_db_settings.db_settings.decoder,
+                experiment=experiment,
+            )
+            self.assertIn(
+                "There is no generation strategy associated with experiment",
+                lg.output[0],
+            )
+        self.assertIsNone(output)
+        # test with saved experiment/gs
+        (
+            exp_saved,
+            gs_saved,
+        ) = self.with_db_settings._maybe_save_experiment_and_generation_strategy(
+            experiment, generation_strategy
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(exp_saved)
+        self.assertTrue(gs_saved)
+        with self.assertLogs(logger="ax.service.utils.with_db_settings_base") as lg:
+            output = try_load_generation_strategy(
+                experiment_name=experiment.name,
+                decoder=self.with_db_settings.db_settings.decoder,
+                experiment=experiment,
+            )
+            self.assertIn(
+                "Loaded generation strategy for experiment",
+                lg.output[0],
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(output, generation_strategy)
diff --git a/ax/service/utils/with_db_settings_base.py b/ax/service/utils/with_db_settings_base.py
index 8e89c662f55..aa418469232 100644
--- a/ax/service/utils/with_db_settings_base.py
+++ b/ax/service/utils/with_db_settings_base.py
@@ -265,26 +265,12 @@ def _load_experiment_and_generation_strategy(
             f"Loaded experiment {experiment_name} & {num_trials} trials in "
             f"{_round_floats_for_logging(time.time() - start_time)} seconds."
         )
-
-        try:
-            start_time = time.time()
-            generation_strategy = _load_generation_strategy_by_experiment_name(
-                experiment_name=experiment_name,
-                decoder=self.db_settings.decoder,
-                experiment=experiment,
-                reduced_state=reduced_state,
-            )
-            logger.info(
-                f"Loaded generation strategy for experiment {experiment_name} in "
-                f"{_round_floats_for_logging(time.time() - start_time)} seconds."
-            )
-        except ObjectNotFoundError:
-            logger.info(
-                "There is no generation strategy associated with experiment "
-                f"{experiment_name}."
-            )
-
-            return experiment, None
+        generation_strategy = try_load_generation_strategy(
+            experiment_name=experiment_name,
+            decoder=self.db_settings.decoder,
+            experiment=experiment,
+            reduced_state=reduced_state,
+        )
 
         return experiment, generation_strategy
 
@@ -626,3 +612,31 @@ def _save_analysis_cards_to_db_if_possible(
         analysis_cards=[*analysis_cards],
         config=sqa_config,
     )
+
+
+def try_load_generation_strategy(
+    experiment_name: str,
+    decoder: Decoder,
+    experiment: Optional[Experiment] = None,
+    reduced_state: bool = False,
+) -> Optional[GenerationStrategy]:
+    """Load generation strategy by experiment name, if it exists."""
+    try:
+        start_time = time.time()
+        generation_strategy = _load_generation_strategy_by_experiment_name(
+            experiment_name=experiment_name,
+            decoder=decoder,
+            experiment=experiment,
+            reduced_state=reduced_state,
+        )
+        logger.info(
+            f"Loaded generation strategy for experiment {experiment_name} in "
+            f"{_round_floats_for_logging(time.time() - start_time)} seconds."
+        )
+    except ObjectNotFoundError:
+        logger.info(
+            "There is no generation strategy associated with experiment "
+            f"{experiment_name}."
+        )
+        return None
+    return generation_strategy