diff --git a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_external_routes.py b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_external_routes.py
index fda66bd..6c22c8b 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_external_routes.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_external_routes.py
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import os
 import base64
 from planetstack.config import Config
+from observer.syncstep import SyncStep
 
 class SyncExternalRoutes(SyncStep):
 	# XXX what does this provide?
 	requested_interval = 86400 # This step is slow like a pig. Let's run it infrequently
 
+	def __init__(self):
+		pass
+
 	def call(self):
 		routes = self.manager.driver.get_external_routes()
-        subnets = self.manager.driver.shell.quantum.list_subnets()['subnets']
-        for subnet in subnets:
-            try:
-                self.manager.driver.add_external_route(subnet, routes)
-            except:
-                logger.log_exc("failed to add external route for subnet %s" % subnet)
+		subnets = self.manager.driver.shell.quantum.list_subnets()['subnets']
+		for subnet in subnets:
+			try:
+				self.manager.driver.add_external_route(subnet, routes)
+			except:
+				logger.log_exc("failed to add external route for subnet %s" % subnet)