diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/__init__.py b/xos/synchronizer/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizer/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/steps/vbbutenant_playbook.yaml b/xos/synchronizer/steps/vbbutenant_playbook.yaml
index e268dfb..de19598 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/steps/vbbutenant_playbook.yaml
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/steps/vbbutenant_playbook.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
   connection: ssh
   user: ubuntu
   become: yes
-  tasks:
+  vars:
+    - tenant_message: "{{ tenant_message }}"
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/vbbu-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/vbbu-synchronizer.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755