diff --git a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_image_deployments.py b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_image_deployments.py
index 31556c3..3522eca 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_image_deployments.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_image_deployments.py
@@ -41,10 +41,20 @@
         if glance_image:
             image_deployment.glance_image_id = glance_image['id']
         elif image_deployment.image.path:
+            image = {
+                'name': image_deployment.image.name,
+                'is_public': True,
+                'disk_format': 'raw', 
+                'container_format': 'bare',
+                'file': image_deployment.image.path, 
+            }  
             glance_image = driver.shell.glanceclient.images.create(name=image_deployment.image.name,
                                                                    is_public=True,
                                                                    disk_format='raw',
                                                                    container_format='bare')
             glance_image.update(data=open(image_deployment.image.path, 'rb'))
-            image_deployment.glance_image_id = glance_image.id
+ 
+            if not glance_image or not glance_image.get('id'): 
+                raise Exception, "Add image failed at deployment %s" % image_deployment.deployment.name
+            image_deployment.glance_image_id = glance_image['id']
         image_deployment.save()
diff --git a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_roles.py b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_roles.py
index 5dc30d9..ca85d57 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_roles.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_roles.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from core.models.role import Role
 from core.models.site import SiteRole
 from core.models.slice import SliceRole
-from core.models.deployment import DeploymentRole
+from core.models.deployment import Deployment, DeploymentRole
 
 class SyncRoles(OpenStackSyncStep):
     provides=[Role]
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
     def sync_record(self, role):
         if not role.enacted:
             deployments = Deployment.objects.all()
-            for deployment in deployments:
+       	    for deployment in deployments:
                 driver = self.driver.admin_driver(deployment=deployment.name)
                 driver.create_role(role.role)
-            role.save()    
+            role.save()
+    
diff --git a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slice_deployments.py b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slice_deployments.py
index 580edd1..b40eb6b 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slice_deployments.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slice_deployments.py
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@
 
         if slice_deployment.tenant_id:
             # update slice/tenant quota
-            driver = self.driver.client_driver(deployment=slice_deployment.deployment.name,
-                                              tenant=slice_deployment.slice.name)
+            driver = self.driver.client_driver(deployment=slice_deployment.deployment.name, tenant=slice_deployment.slice.name)
             driver.shell.nova.quotas.update(tenant_id=slice_deployment.tenant_id, instances=int(slice_deployment.slice.max_slivers)) 
 
         slice_deployment.save()
diff --git a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slice_memberships.py b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slice_memberships.py
index b6b1638..38bd26c 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slice_memberships.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slice_memberships.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
 from core.models.slice import *
 from core.models.user import UserDeployments
+from util.logger import Logger, logging
+
+logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
 
 class SyncSliceMemberships(OpenStackSyncStep):
     requested_interval=0
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@
 
     def sync_record(self, slice_memb):
         # sync slice memberships at all slice deployments 
+        logger.info("syncing slice privilege: %s %s" % (slice_memb.slice.name, slice_memb.user.email))
         slice_deployments = SliceDeployments.objects.filter(slice=slice_memb.slice)
         for slice_deployment in slice_deployments:
             if not slice_deployment.tenant_id:
diff --git a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slivers.py b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slivers.py
index b576bbc..a794ccf 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slivers.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slivers.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from planetstack.config import Config
 from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
 from core.models.sliver import Sliver
-from core.models.slice import SlicePrivilege, SliceDeployments
+from core.models.slice import Slice, SlicePrivilege, SliceDeployments
 from core.models.network import Network, NetworkSlice, NetworkDeployments
 from util.logger import Logger, logging
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
             # now include network template
             network_templates = [network.template.sharedNetworkName for network in networks \
                                  if network.template.sharedNetworkName]
+            #logger.info("%s %s %s %s" % (driver.shell.quantum.username, driver.shell.quantum.password, driver.shell.quantum.tenant, driver.shell.quantum.url))
             for net in driver.shell.quantum.list_networks()['networks']:
                 if net['name'] in network_templates: 
                     nics.append({'net-id': net['id']})