diff --git a/planetstack/ec2_observer/backend.py b/planetstack/ec2_observer/backend.py
index a26aeae..1a2545d 100644
--- a/planetstack/ec2_observer/backend.py
+++ b/planetstack/ec2_observer/backend.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import threading
 import time
-from ec2_observer.event_loop import PlanetStackObserver
+from ec2_observer.event_loop import XOSObserver
 from ec2_observer.event_manager import EventListener
 from util.logger import Logger, logging
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     
     def run(self):
         # start the openstack observer
-        observer = PlanetStackObserver()
+        observer = XOSObserver()
         observer_thread = threading.Thread(target=observer.run)
         observer_thread.start()