diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord/docker-compose.yml b/xos/configurations/cord/docker-compose.yml
index 83af3f9..2b14f40 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         - "5432"
 
 xos_synchronizer_openstack:
-    command: bash -c "sleep 120 ; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/xos-synchronizer.py"
+    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/xos-synchronizer.py
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 xos_synchronizer_onos:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    command: bash -c "sleep 120 ; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_synchronizer_config"
+    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_synchronizer_config
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: onos
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
 
 xos_synchronizer_vcpe:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    #command: /usr/bin/supervisord -c /opt/xos/observers/vcpe/supervisor/vcpe-observer.conf
-    command: bash -c "sleep 120 ; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_synchronizer_config"
+    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_synchronizer_config
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: vcpe
@@ -45,10 +44,10 @@
     volumes:
         - ../setup/id_rsa:/opt/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_private_key:ro  # private key
         - ../setup:/root/setup:ro
-        
+
 xos_synchronizer_vbng:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    command: bash -c "sleep 120 ; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng_synchronizer_config"
+    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng_synchronizer_config
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: vbng
@@ -59,8 +58,7 @@
 
 xos_synchronizer_monitoring_channel:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    #command: /usr/bin/supervisord -c /opt/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/supervisor/monitoring_channel_observer.conf
-    command: bash -c "sleep 120 ; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer_config"
+    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer_config
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: monitoring_channel
diff --git a/xos/configurations/devel/docker-compose.yml b/xos/configurations/devel/docker-compose.yml
index 803e57c..f3342fc 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/devel/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/xos/configurations/devel/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 xos_synchronizer_openstack:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/xos-synchronizer.py"
+    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/xos-synchronizer.py
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: openstack