diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/event_steps/test_kubernetes_event.py b/xos/synchronizer/event_steps/test_kubernetes_event.py
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+++ b/xos/synchronizer/event_steps/test_kubernetes_event.py
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import unittest
+import json
+import functools
+from mock import patch, call, Mock, PropertyMock
+import requests_mock
+
+import os, sys
+
+# Hack to load synchronizer framework
+test_path=os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+xos_dir=os.path.join(test_path, "../../..")
+if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(test_path, "new_base")):
+    xos_dir=os.path.join(test_path, "../../../../../../orchestration/xos/xos")
+    services_dir = os.path.join(xos_dir, "../../xos_services")
+sys.path.append(xos_dir)
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(xos_dir, 'synchronizers', 'new_base'))
+# END Hack to load synchronizer framework
+
+# generate model from xproto
+def get_models_fn(service_name, xproto_name):
+    name = os.path.join(service_name, "xos", xproto_name)
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(services_dir, name)):
+        return name
+    else:
+        name = os.path.join(service_name, "xos", "synchronizer", "models", xproto_name)
+        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(services_dir, name)):
+            return name
+    raise Exception("Unable to find service=%s xproto=%s" % (service_name, xproto_name))
+# END generate model from xproto
+
+class TestKubernetesEvent(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        global DeferredException
+
+        self.sys_path_save = sys.path
+        sys.path.append(xos_dir)
+        sys.path.append(os.path.join(xos_dir, 'synchronizers', 'new_base'))
+
+        # Setting up the config module
+        from xosconfig import Config
+        config = os.path.join(test_path, "../test_config.yaml")
+        Config.clear()
+        Config.init(config, "synchronizer-config-schema.yaml")
+        # END Setting up the config module
+
+        from synchronizers.new_base.mock_modelaccessor_build import build_mock_modelaccessor
+        build_mock_modelaccessor(xos_dir, services_dir, [
+            get_models_fn("onos-service", "onos.xproto")
+        ])
+        import synchronizers.new_base.modelaccessor
+        from synchronizers.new_base.modelaccessor import model_accessor
+        from mock_modelaccessor import MockObjectList
+
+        from kubernetes_event import KubernetesPodDetailsEventStep
+
+        # import all class names to globals
+        for (k, v) in model_accessor.all_model_classes.items():
+            globals()[k] = v
+
+        self.event_step = KubernetesPodDetailsEventStep
+
+        self.onos = ONOSService(name="myonos",
+                                rest_hostname = "onos-url",
+                                rest_port = "8181",
+                                rest_username = "karaf",
+                                rest_password = "karaf",
+                                backend_code=1,
+                                backend_status="succeeded")
+
+        self.app1 = ONOSApp(name="myapp1",
+                           owner=self.onos,
+                           backend_code=1,
+                           backend_status="succeeded")
+
+        self.app2 = ONOSApp(name="myapp2",
+                           owner=self.onos,
+                           backend_code=1,
+                           backend_status="succeeded")
+
+        self.onos.service_instances = MockObjectList([self.app1, self.app2])
+
+        self.log = Mock()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.onos = None
+        sys.path = self.sys_path_save
+
+    def test_process_event(self):
+        with patch.object(ONOSService.objects, "get_items") as service_objects, \
+             patch.object(ONOSService, "save", autospec=True) as service_save, \
+             patch.object(ONOSApp, "save", autospec=True) as app_save:
+            service_objects.return_value = [self.onos]
+
+            event_dict = {"status": "created",
+                          "labels": {"xos_service": "myonos"}}
+            event = Mock()
+            event.value = json.dumps(event_dict)
+
+            step = self.event_step(log=self.log)
+            step.process_event(event)
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.onos.backend_code, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(self.onos.backend_status, "resynchronize due to kubernetes event")
+            service_save.assert_called_with(self=self.onos, update_fields=["updated", "backend_code", "backend_status"],
+                                            always_update_timestamp=True)
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.app1.backend_code, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(self.app1.backend_status, "resynchronize due to kubernetes event")
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.app2.backend_code, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(self.app2.backend_status, "resynchronize due to kubernetes event")
+            app_save.assert_has_calls([call(self.app1, update_fields=["updated", "backend_code", "backend_status"],
+                                            always_update_timestamp=True),
+                                       call(self.app2, update_fields=["updated", "backend_code", "backend_status"],
+                                            always_update_timestamp=True)])
+
+    def test_process_event_unknownstatus(self):
+        with patch.object(ONOSService.objects, "get_items") as service_objects, \
+                patch.object(ONOSService, "save") as service_save, \
+                patch.object(ONOSApp, "save") as app_save:
+            service_objects.return_value = [self.onos]
+
+            event_dict = {"status": "something_else",
+                          "labels": {"xos_service": "myonos"}}
+            event = Mock()
+            event.value = json.dumps(event_dict)
+
+            step = self.event_step(log=self.log)
+            step.process_event(event)
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.onos.backend_code, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.onos.backend_status, "succeeded")
+            service_save.assert_not_called()
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.app1.backend_code, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.app1.backend_status, "succeeded")
+            app_save.assert_not_called()
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.app2.backend_code, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.app2.backend_status, "succeeded")
+
+    def test_process_event_unknownservice(self):
+        with patch.object(ONOSService.objects, "get_items") as service_objects, \
+                patch.object(ONOSService, "save") as service_save, \
+                patch.object(ONOSApp, "save") as app_save:
+            service_objects.return_value = [self.onos]
+
+            event_dict = {"status": "created",
+                          "labels": {"xos_service": "some_other_service"}}
+            event = Mock()
+            event.value = json.dumps(event_dict)
+
+            step = self.event_step(log=self.log)
+            step.process_event(event)
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.onos.backend_code, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.onos.backend_status, "succeeded")
+            service_save.assert_not_called()
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.app1.backend_code, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.app1.backend_status, "succeeded")
+            app_save.assert_not_called()
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.app2.backend_code, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.app2.backend_status, "succeeded")
+
+    def test_process_event_nolabels(self):
+        with patch.object(ONOSService.objects, "get_items") as service_objects, \
+                patch.object(ONOSService, "save") as service_save, \
+                patch.object(ONOSApp, "save") as app_save:
+            service_objects.return_value = [self.onos]
+
+            event_dict = {"status": "created"}
+            event = Mock()
+            event.value = json.dumps(event_dict)
+
+            step = self.event_step(log=self.log)
+            step.process_event(event)
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.onos.backend_code, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.onos.backend_status, "succeeded")
+            service_save.assert_not_called()
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.app1.backend_code, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.app1.backend_status, "succeeded")
+            app_save.assert_not_called()
+
+            self.assertEqual(self.app2.backend_code, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.app2.backend_status, "succeeded")
+
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
+
+
+
diff --git a/xos/unittest.cfg b/xos/unittest.cfg
index 25629c4..882a030 100644
--- a/xos/unittest.cfg
+++ b/xos/unittest.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 plugins=nose2.plugins.junitxml
 code-directories=synchronizer
                  steps
+		 event_steps
 
 [coverage]
 always-on = True