diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_vspgwutenant.py b/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_vspgwutenant.py
index f56988d..f557e45 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_vspgwutenant.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_vspgwutenant.py
@@ -213,11 +213,17 @@
         blueprint = next(
                 b for b in blueprints if b['name'] == blueprint_name)
         node = next(n for n in blueprint['graph'] if n['name'] == o.leaf_model_name)
-        for link in node['links']:
+
+        try:
+            links = node['links']
+        except KeyError:
+            links = []
+
+        for link in links:
             flag = self.has_instance(link['name'], o)
             if not flag:
                 self.defer_sync('%s does not have an instance. Deferring synchronization.'%link['name'])
-            
+
     def get_blueprint_and_check_dependencies(self, o):
         blueprints = Config().get('blueprints')