diff --git a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slices.py b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slices.py
index cc1220c..6cf0772 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slices.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slices.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from django.db.models import F, Q
 from planetstack.config import Config
 from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
-from core.models.slice import Slice
+from core.models.slice import Slice, SliceDeployments
 from util.logger import Logger, logging
 
 logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@
         return Slice.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
 
     def sync_record(self, slice):
-        slice.save()
+        for slice_deployment in SliceDeployments.objects.filter(slice=slice):
+            # bump the 'updated' timestamp and trigger observer to update
+            # slice across all deployments 
+            slice_deployment.save()