diff --git a/src/cli/add.rs b/src/cli/add.rs
index 21939e9f4..96e07e794 100644
--- a/src/cli/add.rs
+++ b/src/cli/add.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-use crate::environment::{update_prefix_conda, verify_prefix_location_unchanged};
-use crate::lock_file::update_lock_file_for_pypi;
-use crate::prefix::Prefix;
+use crate::environment::{get_up_to_date_prefix, verify_prefix_location_unchanged, LockFileUsage};
+
 use crate::project::{DependencyType, SpecType};
 use crate::{
-    consts,
-    lock_file::{load_lock_file, update_lock_file_conda},
-    project::python::PyPiRequirement,
-    project::Project,
+    consts, project::python::PyPiRequirement, project::Project,
     virtual_packages::get_minimal_virtual_packages,
 };
 use clap::Parser;
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use itertools::Itertools;
+
 use miette::{IntoDiagnostic, WrapErr};
 use rattler_conda_types::version_spec::{LogicalOperator, RangeOperator};
 use rattler_conda_types::{
@@ -219,8 +216,13 @@ pub async fn add_pypi_specs_to_project(
             }
         }
     }
+    let lock_file_usage = if no_update_lockfile {
+        LockFileUsage::Frozen
+    } else {
+        LockFileUsage::Update
+    };
 
-    update_environment(project, None, no_install, no_update_lockfile).await?;
+    get_up_to_date_prefix(project, lock_file_usage, no_install).await?;
 
     project.save()?;
 
@@ -318,62 +320,17 @@ pub async fn add_conda_specs_to_project(
             }
         }
     }
-    project.save()?;
-
-    update_environment(
-        project,
-        Some(sparse_repo_data),
-        no_install,
-        no_update_lockfile,
-    )
-    .await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Updates the lock file and potentially the prefix to get an up-to-date environment.
-///
-/// We are using this function instead of [`crate::environment::get_up_to_date_prefix`] because we want to be able to
-/// specify if we do not want to update the prefix. Also we know the lock file needs to be updated so `--frozen` and `--locked`
-/// make no sense in this scenario.
-///
-/// Essentially, other than that it does almost the same thing
-async fn update_environment(
-    project: &Project,
-    sparse_repo_data: Option<Vec<SparseRepoData>>,
-    no_install: bool,
-    no_update_lockfile: bool,
-) -> miette::Result<()> {
-    // Update the lock file
-    let lock_file = if !no_update_lockfile {
-        let lock =
-            update_lock_file_conda(project, load_lock_file(project).await?, sparse_repo_data)
-                .await?;
-
-        if project.has_pypi_dependencies() {
-            update_lock_file_for_pypi(project, lock).await?.into()
-        } else {
-            lock.into()
-        }
+    let lock_file_usage = if no_update_lockfile {
+        LockFileUsage::Frozen
     } else {
-        None
+        LockFileUsage::Update
     };
+    get_up_to_date_prefix(project, lock_file_usage, no_install).await?;
+    project.save()?;
 
-    if let Some(lock_file) = lock_file {
-        if !no_install {
-            crate::environment::sanity_check_project(project)?;
-
-            // Get the currently installed packages
-            let prefix = Prefix::new(project.environment_dir())?;
-            let installed_packages = prefix.find_installed_packages(None).await?;
-
-            // Update the prefix
-            update_prefix_conda(&prefix, installed_packages, &lock_file, Platform::current())
-                .await?;
-        }
-    }
     Ok(())
 }
+
 /// Given several specs determines the highest installable version for them.
 pub fn determine_best_version(
     new_specs: &HashMap<PackageName, NamelessMatchSpec>,