diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/openstack-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/openstack-synchronizer.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+sys.path.append('/opt/xos')
+from xosconfig import Config
+
+config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/openstack_config.yaml')
+Config.init(config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml')
+
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "xos.settings")
+from xos.logger import Logger, logging, logger
+import time
+
+from synchronizers.new_base.modelaccessor import *
+from synchronizers.new_base.backend import Backend
+from synchronizers.new_base.event_loop import set_driver
+
+logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
+
+# TODO: These two lines are the only difference between this file and
+#       new_base/openstack-synchronizer.py. Reconcile these.
+# set the driver.
+from synchronizers.openstack.driver import OpenStackDriver
+set_driver(OpenStackDriver())
+
+
+def main():
+    models_active = False
+    wait = False
+    while not models_active:
+        try:
+            _ = Instance.objects.first()
+            _ = NetworkTemplate.objects.first()
+            models_active = True
+        except Exception,e:
+            logger.info(str(e))
+            logger.info('Waiting for data model to come up before starting...')
+            time.sleep(10)
+            wait = True
+
+    if (wait):
+        time.sleep(60) # Safety factor, seeing that we stumbled waiting for the data model to come up.
+    backend = Backend()
+    backend.run()    
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    
+    main()