diff --git a/planetstack/ec2_observer/event_loop.py b/planetstack/ec2_observer/event_loop.py
index b366f31..12e88ab 100644
--- a/planetstack/ec2_observer/event_loop.py
+++ b/planetstack/ec2_observer/event_loop.py
@@ -16,21 +16,21 @@
 from util.logger import Logger, logging, logger
 #from timeout import timeout
 from planetstack.config import Config
-from ec2_observer.steps import *
+from observer.steps import *
 from syncstep import SyncStep
 from toposort import toposort
-from ec2_observer.error_mapper import *
+from observer.error_mapper import *
 
 debug_mode = False
 
 logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
 
 class StepNotReady(Exception):
-    pass
+	pass
 
 class NoOpDriver:
-    def __init__(self):
-         self.enabled = True
+	def __init__(self):
+		 self.enabled = True
 
 class PlanetStackObserver:
 	#sync_steps = [SyncNetworks,SyncNetworkSlivers,SyncSites,SyncSitePrivileges,SyncSlices,SyncSliceMemberships,SyncSlivers,SyncSliverIps,SyncExternalRoutes,SyncUsers,SyncRoles,SyncNodes,SyncImages,GarbageCollector]
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 			# This contains dependencies between backend records
 			self.backend_dependency_graph = json.loads(open(backend_path).read())
 		except Exception,e:
-			logger.info('Backend dependency graph not loaded: %s'%str(e))
+			logger.info('Backend dependency graph not loaded')
 			# We can work without a backend graph
 			self.backend_dependency_graph = {}
 
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@
 				except KeyError:
 					provides_dict[m.__name__]=[s.__name__]
 
-				
 		step_graph = {}
 		for k,v in self.model_dependency_graph.iteritems():
 			try:
@@ -221,6 +220,65 @@
 			if (failed_step in step.dependencies):
 				raise StepNotReady
 
+	def sync(self, ordered_steps, error_mapper, deletion):
+		# Set of whole steps that failed
+		failed_steps = []
+
+		# Set of individual objects within steps that failed
+		failed_step_objects = set()
+
+		for S in ordered_steps:
+			step = self.step_lookup[S]
+			start_time=time.time()
+			
+			sync_step = step(driver=self.driver,error_map=error_mapper)
+			sync_step.__name__ = step.__name__
+			sync_step.dependencies = []
+			try:
+				mlist = sync_step.provides
+				
+				for m in mlist:
+					sync_step.dependencies.extend(self.model_dependency_graph[m.__name__])
+			except KeyError:
+				pass
+			sync_step.debug_mode = debug_mode
+
+			should_run = False
+			try:
+				# Various checks that decide whether
+				# this step runs or not
+				self.check_class_dependency(sync_step, failed_steps) # dont run Slices if Sites failed
+				self.check_schedule(sync_step, deletion) # dont run sync_network_routes if time since last run < 1 hour
+				should_run = True
+			except StepNotReady:
+				logging.info('Step not ready: %s'%sync_step.__name__)
+				failed_steps.append(sync_step)
+			except Exception,e:
+				logging.error('%r',e)
+				logger.log_exc("sync step failed: %r. Deletion: %r"%(sync_step,deletion))
+				failed_steps.append(sync_step)
+
+			if (should_run):
+				try:
+					duration=time.time() - start_time
+
+					logger.info('Executing step %s' % sync_step.__name__)
+
+					# ********* This is the actual sync step
+					#import pdb
+					#pdb.set_trace()
+					failed_objects = sync_step(failed=list(failed_step_objects), deletion=deletion)
+
+
+					self.check_duration(sync_step, duration)
+					if failed_objects:
+						failed_step_objects.update(failed_objects)
+
+					self.update_run_time(sync_step,deletion)
+				except Exception,e:
+					logging.error('Model step failed. This seems like a misconfiguration or bug: %r. This error will not be relayed to the user!',e)
+					logger.log_exc(e)
+					failed_steps.append(S)
 	def run(self):
 		if not self.driver.enabled:
 			return
@@ -239,67 +297,21 @@
 
 				# Two passes. One for sync, the other for deletion.
 				for deletion in [False,True]:
+					threads = []
 					logger.info('Deletion=%r...'%deletion)
-					# Set of whole steps that failed
-					failed_steps = []
-
-					# Set of individual objects within steps that failed
-					failed_step_objects = set()
-
 					ordered_steps = self.ordered_steps if not deletion else reversed(self.ordered_steps)
+					thread = threading.Thread(target=self.sync, args=(ordered_steps,error_mapper,deletion))
+					logger.info('Deletion=%r...'%deletion)
+					threads.append(thread)
 
-					for S in ordered_steps:
-						step = self.step_lookup[S]
-						start_time=time.time()
-						
-						sync_step = step(driver=self.driver,error_map=error_mapper)
-						sync_step.__name__ = step.__name__
-						sync_step.dependencies = []
-						try:
-							mlist = sync_step.provides
-							
-							for m in mlist:
-								sync_step.dependencies.extend(self.model_dependency_graph[m.__name__])
-						except KeyError:
-							pass
-						sync_step.debug_mode = debug_mode
+					# Start threads 
+					for t in threads:
+						t.start()
 
-						should_run = False
-						try:
-							# Various checks that decide whether
-							# this step runs or not
-							self.check_class_dependency(sync_step, failed_steps) # dont run Slices if Sites failed
-							self.check_schedule(sync_step, deletion) # dont run sync_network_routes if time since last run < 1 hour
-							should_run = True
-						except StepNotReady:
-							logging.info('Step not ready: %s'%sync_step.__name__)
-							failed_steps.append(sync_step)
-						except Exception,e:
-							logging.error('%r',e)
-							logger.log_exc("sync step failed: %r. Deletion: %r"%(sync_step,deletion))
-							failed_steps.append(sync_step)
+					# Wait for all threads to finish before continuing with the run loop
+					for t in threads:
+						t.join()
 
-						if (should_run):
-							try:
-								duration=time.time() - start_time
-
-								logger.info('Executing step %s' % sync_step.__name__)
-
-								# ********* This is the actual sync step
-								#import pdb
-								#pdb.set_trace()
-								failed_objects = sync_step(failed=list(failed_step_objects), deletion=deletion)
-
-
-								self.check_duration(sync_step, duration)
-								if failed_objects:
-									failed_step_objects.update(failed_objects)
-
-								self.update_run_time(sync_step,deletion)
-							except Exception,e:
-								logging.error('Model step failed. This seems like a misconfiguration or bug: %r. This error will not be relayed to the user!',e)
-								logger.log_exc(e)
-								failed_steps.append(S)
 				self.save_run_times()
 			except Exception, e:
 				logging.error('Core error. This seems like a misconfiguration or bug: %r. This error will not be relayed to the user!',e)