diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/config.yaml b/xos/synchronizer/config.yaml
index d85bf30..024989e 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/config.yaml
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/config.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 
 
 name: hippie-oss
-accessor:
-  username: xosadmin@opencord.org
-  password: "@/opt/xos/services/hippie-oss/credentials/xosadmin@opencord.org"
 required_models:
   - HippieOSSService
   - HippieOSSServiceInstance
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/hippie-oss-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/hippie-oss-synchronizer.py
index 46f6219..f9ea235 100755
--- a/xos/synchronizer/hippie-oss-synchronizer.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/hippie-oss-synchronizer.py
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@
 import sys
 from xosconfig import Config
 
-config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/config.yaml')
-Config.init(config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml')
+base_config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/config.yaml')
+mounted_config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/mounted_config.yaml')
+
+if os.path.isfile(mounted_config_file):
+    Config.init(base_config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml', mounted_config_file)
+else:
+    Config.init(base_config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml')
 
 observer_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),"../../synchronizers/new_base")
 sys.path.append(observer_path)
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/model_policies/model_policy_hippieossserviceinstance.py b/xos/synchronizer/model_policies/model_policy_hippieossserviceinstance.py
index 5a380dd..16a4c3b 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/model_policies/model_policy_hippieossserviceinstance.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/model_policies/model_policy_hippieossserviceinstance.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
                 subscriber = RCORDSubscriber()
                 subscriber.onu_device = si.serial_number
-                subscriber.status == "awaiting-auth"
+                subscriber.status = "awaiting-auth"
 
                 # If the OSS returns a c_tag use that one
                 if si.c_tag: