diff --git a/planetstack/openstack_observer/backend.py b/planetstack/openstack_observer/backend.py
index fe623ca..7b67494 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack_observer/backend.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack_observer/backend.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import threading
 import time
-from observer.event_loop import PlanetStackObserver
+from observer.event_loop import XOSObserver
 from observer.event_manager import EventListener
 from util.logger import Logger, logging
 from model_policy import run_policy
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     
     def run(self):
             # start the openstack observer
-            observer = PlanetStackObserver()
+            observer = XOSObserver()
             observer_thread = threading.Thread(target=observer.run)
             observer_thread.start()