diff --git a/planetstack/openstack_observer/syncstep.py b/planetstack/openstack_observer/syncstep.py
index 554dbbb..2f75a32 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack_observer/syncstep.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack_observer/syncstep.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         for o in pending:
             sync_failed = False
             try:
-                backoff_disabled = Config().observer_backoff_disabled):
+                backoff_disabled = Config().observer_backoff_disabled
             except:
                 backoff_disabled = 0