diff --git a/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_site_privileges.py b/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_site_privileges.py
index d07b279..2378b88 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_site_privileges.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack_observer/steps/sync_site_privileges.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from django.db.models import F, Q
 from planetstack.config import Config
 from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
-from core.models import User, UserDeployments, SitePrivilege, SiteDeployments   
+from core.models import User, ControllerUsers, SitePrivilege, ControllerSites   
 
 class SyncSitePrivileges(OpenStackSyncStep):
     requested_interval=0
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
         return SitePrivilege.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
 
     def sync_record(self, site_priv):
-        # sync site privileges at all site deployments
-        site_deployments = SiteDeployments.objects.filter(site=site_priv.site)
-        for site_deployment in site_deployments:
-            user_deployments = UserDeployments.objects.filter(deployment=site_deployment.deployment)
-            if user_deployments:
-                kuser_id  = user_deployments[0].kuser_id
-                driver = self.driver.admin_driver(deployment=site_deployment.deployment.name)
+        # sync site privileges at all site controllers
+        controller_sites = ControllerSites.objects.filter(site=site_priv.site)
+        for controller_site in controller_sites:
+            controller_users = ControllerUsers.objects.filter(controller=controller_site.controller)
+            if controller_users:
+                kuser_id  = controller_users[0].kuser_id
+                driver = self.driver.admin_driver(controller=controller_site.controller)
                 driver.add_user_role(kuser_id,
-                                     site_deployment.tenant_id,
+                                     controller_site.tenant_id,
                                      site_priv.role.role)