diff --git a/Dockerfile.synchronizer b/Dockerfile.synchronizer
index 3585653..3e7a6f9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.synchronizer
+++ b/Dockerfile.synchronizer
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 # Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -13,16 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# docker build -t xosproject/volt-synchronizer:candidate -f Dockerfile.synchronizer .
-
 # xosproject/vrouter-synchronizer
 FROM xosproject/xos-synchronizer-base:candidate
 
 COPY xos/synchronizer /opt/xos/synchronizers/vrouter
 COPY VERSION /opt/xos/synchronizers/vrouter/
 
-ENTRYPOINT []
-
 WORKDIR "/opt/xos/synchronizers/vrouter"
 
 # Label image
@@ -54,4 +49,4 @@
       org.opencord.component.xos.vcs-url=$org_opencord_component_xos_vcs_url \
       org.opencord.component.xos.vcs-ref=$org_opencord_component_xos_vcs_ref
 
-CMD bash -c "service filebeat start; cd /opt/xos/synchronizers/vrouter; ./run-from-api.sh"
+CMD ["/usr/bin/python", "/opt/xos/synchronizers/vrouter/vrouter-synchronizer.py"]
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh b/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6ac719f..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-
-# 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.
-
-
-python vrouter-synchronizer.py
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/vrouter-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/vrouter-synchronizer.py
index 924f008..2850bd2 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/vrouter-synchronizer.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/vrouter-synchronizer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 # Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
 #
@@ -13,9 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 # Runs the standard XOS synchronizer
 
 import importlib