diff --git a/cord-pod/files/openstack_synchronizer_config b/cord-pod/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
index 20f12d3..74d68e3 100644
--- a/cord-pod/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
+++ b/cord-pod/files/openstack_synchronizer_config
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 model_policies_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/model_policies
 logfile=/var/log/xos_backend.log
 save_ansible_output=True
-backoff_disabled=False
+backoff_disabled=True
 pretend=False
 images_directory=/opt/xos/images