diff --git a/Dockerfile.synchronizer b/Dockerfile.synchronizer
index 5589b48..dda473d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.synchronizer
+++ b/Dockerfile.synchronizer
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# docker build -t xosproject/onos-synchronizer:candidate -f Dockerfile.synchronizer .
+
 # xosproject/onos-synchronizer
 
 FROM xosproject/xos-synchronizer-base:master
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/event_steps/kubernetes_event.py b/xos/synchronizer/event_steps/kubernetes_event.py
index c692c43..41acbe7 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/event_steps/kubernetes_event.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/event_steps/kubernetes_event.py
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@
 
         xos_service = value["labels"].get("xos_service")
         if not xos_service:
+            log.info("This pod has no xos_service label", labels=value["labels"])
             return
 
-        for service in ONOSService.objects.filter(name = xos_service):
+        log.info("Looking for ONOSServices", name=xos_service)
+        for service in ONOSService.objects.all():
+
+            if service.name.lower() != xos_service.lower():
+                continue
+
             log.info("Dirtying ONOS Service", service=service)
             service.backend_code=0
             service.backend_status="resynchronize due to kubernetes event"