diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.py b/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.py
index c25de70..ec58aee 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.py
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@
             file(os.path.join(o.files_dir, fn),"w").write(" " +value)
             o.early_rest_configs.append( {"endpoint": endpoint, "fn": fn} )
 
+
+
         # Generate config files and save them to the appropriate tenant attributes
         configs = []
         for key, value in attrs.iteritems():
@@ -491,6 +493,11 @@
         else:
             fields["dependencies"] = []
 
+        if o.install_dependencies:
+            fields["install_dependencies"] = [x.strip() for x in o.install_dependencies.split(",")]
+        else:
+            fields["install_dependencies"] = []
+
         return fields
 
     def get_extra_attributes_full(self, o):
@@ -503,11 +510,6 @@
         fields["component_configs"] = o.component_configs
         fields["node_key_fn"] = o.node_key_fn
 
-        if o.install_dependencies:
-            fields["install_dependencies"] = [x.strip() for x in o.install_dependencies.split(",")]
-        else:
-            fields["install_dependencies"] = []
-
         if (instance.isolation=="container"):
             fields["ONOS_container"] = "%s-%s" % (instance.slice.name, str(instance.id))
         else: