diff --git a/xos/core/models/node.py b/xos/core/models/node.py
index ec67975..5496d6b 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/node.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/node.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.name)
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(Node, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.no_sync=True
+
     def save(self, *args, **kwds):
         if self.site is None and self.site_deployment is not None:
             self.site = self.site_deployment.site