diff --git a/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_slivers.py b/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_slivers.py
index dcedd1d..4f33bba 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_slivers.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_slivers.py
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@
 from core.models.slice import Slice, SlicePrivilege, SliceDeployments
 from core.models.network import Network, NetworkSlice, NetworkDeployments
 from util.logger import Logger, logging
+from observer.ansible import *
 
 logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
 
+def escape(s):
+    s = s.replace('\n',r'\n').replace('"',r'\"')
+    return s
+    
 class SyncSlivers(OpenStackSyncStep):
     provides=[Sliver]
     requested_interval=0
@@ -20,81 +25,97 @@
 
     def sync_record(self, sliver):
         logger.info("sync'ing sliver:%s deployment:%s " % (sliver, sliver.node.deployment))
+
         metadata_update = {}
-        if ("numberCores" in sliver.changed_fields):
+	if (sliver.numberCores):
             metadata_update["cpu_cores"] = str(sliver.numberCores)
 
         for tag in sliver.slice.tags.all():
             if tag.name.startswith("sysctl-"):
                 metadata_update[tag.name] = tag.value
 
-        if not sliver.instance_id:
-            driver = self.driver.client_driver(caller=sliver.creator, tenant=sliver.slice.name, deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork.name)
-            # public keys
-            slice_memberships = SlicePrivilege.objects.filter(slice=sliver.slice)
-            pubkeys = [sm.user.public_key for sm in slice_memberships if sm.user.public_key]
-            if sliver.creator.public_key:
-                pubkeys.append(sliver.creator.public_key)
-            if sliver.slice.creator.public_key:
-                pubkeys.append(sliver.slice.creator.public_key) 
-            # netowrks
-            # include all networks available to the slice and/or associated network templates
-            nics = []
-            networks = [ns.network for ns in NetworkSlice.objects.filter(slice=sliver.slice)]   
-            network_deployments = NetworkDeployments.objects.filter(network__in=networks, 
-                                                                    deployment=sliver.node.deployment)
-            # Gather private networks first. This includes networks with a template that has
-            # visibility = private and translation = none
-            for network_deployment in network_deployments:
-                if network_deployment.network.template.visibility == 'private' and \
-                   network_deployment.network.template.translation == 'none': 
-                    nics.append({'net-id': network_deployment.net_id})
-    
-            # now include network template
-            network_templates = [network.template.sharedNetworkName for network in networks \
-                                 if network.template.sharedNetworkName]
-            #logger.info("%s %s %s %s" % (driver.shell.quantum.username, driver.shell.quantum.password, driver.shell.quantum.tenant, driver.shell.quantum.url))
-            for net in driver.shell.quantum.list_networks()['networks']:
-                if net['name'] in network_templates: 
-                    nics.append({'net-id': net['id']}) 
+        # public keys
+        slice_memberships = SlicePrivilege.objects.filter(slice=sliver.slice)
+        pubkeys = set([sm.user.public_key for sm in slice_memberships if sm.user.public_key])
+    	if sliver.creator.public_key:
+	    pubkeys.add(sliver.creator.public_key)
 
-            # look up image id
-            deployment_driver = self.driver.admin_driver(deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork.name)
-            image_id = None
-            images = deployment_driver.shell.glance.get_images()
-            for image in images:
-                if image['name'] == sliver.image.name:
-                    image_id = image['id']
-                    
-            # look up key name at the deployment
-            # create/fetch keypair
-            keyname = None
-            if sliver.creator.public_key:
-                keyname = sliver.creator.email.lower().replace('@', 'AT').replace('.', '') +\
-                          sliver.slice.name
-                key_fields =  {'name': keyname,
-                               'public_key': sliver.creator.public_key}
-                driver.create_keypair(**key_fields)
+        if sliver.slice.creator.public_key:
+            pubkeys.add(sliver.slice.creator.public_key) 
 
-            userData = self.get_userdata(sliver)
-            if sliver.userData:
-                userData = sliver.userData
+	nics = []
+	networks = [ns.network for ns in NetworkSlice.objects.filter(slice=sliver.slice)]   
+	network_deployments = NetworkDeployments.objects.filter(network__in=networks, 
+								deployment=sliver.node.deployment)
 
-            instance = driver.spawn_instance(name=sliver.name,
-                                key_name = keyname,
-                                image_id = image_id,
-                                hostname = sliver.node.name,
-                                pubkeys = pubkeys,
-                                nics = nics,
-                                userdata = userData,
-                                flavor_name = sliver.flavor.flavor )
-            sliver.instance_id = instance.id
-            sliver.instance_name = getattr(instance, 'OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:instance_name')
+	for network_deployment in network_deployments:
+	    if network_deployment.network.template.visibility == 'private' and \
+	       network_deployment.network.template.translation == 'none' and network_deployment.net_id: 
+		nics.append(network_deployment.net_id)
+
+	# now include network template
+	network_templates = [network.template.sharedNetworkName for network in networks \
+			     if network.template.sharedNetworkName]
+
+        #driver = self.driver.client_driver(caller=sliver.creator, tenant=sliver.slice.name, deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork)
+        driver = self.driver.admin_driver(tenant='admin', deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork)
+	nets = driver.shell.quantum.list_networks()['networks']
+	for net in nets:
+	    if net['name'] in network_templates: 
+		nics.append(net['id']) 
+
+	if (not nics):
+	    for net in nets:
+	        if net['name']=='public':
+	    	    nics.append(net['id'])
+
+	# look up image id
+	deployment_driver = self.driver.admin_driver(deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork.name)
+	image_id = None
+	images = deployment_driver.shell.glanceclient.images.list()
+	for image in images:
+	    if image.name == sliver.image.name or not image_id:
+		image_id = image.id
+		
+	# look up key name at the deployment
+	# create/fetch keypair
+	keyname = None
+	keyname = sliver.creator.email.lower().replace('@', 'AT').replace('.', '') +\
+		  sliver.slice.name
+	key_fields =  {'name': keyname,
+		       'public_key': sliver.creator.public_key}
+	    
+
+	userData = self.get_userdata(sliver)
+	if sliver.userData:
+	    userData = sliver.userData
+	    
+	sliver_name = '@'.join([sliver.slice.name,sliver.node.name])
+	tenant_fields = {'endpoint':sliver.node.deployment.auth_url,
+		     'admin_user': sliver.node.deployment.admin_user,
+		     'admin_password': sliver.node.deployment.admin_password,
+		     'admin_tenant': 'admin',
+		     'tenant': sliver.slice.name,
+		     'tenant_description': sliver.slice.description,
+		     'name':sliver_name,
+		     'image_id':image_id,
+		     'key_name':keyname,
+		     'flavor_id':1,
+		     'nics':nics,
+		     'meta':metadata_update,
+		     'key':key_fields,
+		     'user_data':r'%s'%escape(userData)}
+
+	res = run_template('sync_slivers.yaml', tenant_fields)
+	if (len(res)!=2):
+	    raise Exception('Could not sync sliver %s'%sliver.slice.name)
+	else:
+	    sliver_id = res[1]['id'] # 0 is for the key
+
+            sliver.instance_id = sliver_id
+            sliver.instance_name = sliver_name
             sliver.save()    
 
-        if sliver.instance_id and metadata_update:
-            driver.update_instance_metadata(sliver.instance_id, metadata_update)
-
     def delete_record(self, sliver):
         if sliver.instance_id:
             driver = self.driver.client_driver(caller=sliver.creator,