diff --git a/xos/observers/helloworld/steps/sync_hello.py b/xos/observers/helloworld/steps/sync_hello.py
index f59ec5c..1fb8c2b 100644
--- a/xos/observers/helloworld/steps/sync_hello.py
+++ b/xos/observers/helloworld/steps/sync_hello.py
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
     requested_interval=0
     
     def sync_record(self, record):
-        open('/tmp/hello-synchronizer','w').write(record.name)	
+        instance = record.sliver_backref        
+        instance.userData="packages:\n  - apache2\nruncmd:\n  - update-rc.d apache2 enable\n  - service apache2 start\nwrite_files:\n-   content: Hello %s\n    path: /var/www/html/hello.txt"%record.name
+        instance.save()
         
     def delete_record(self, m):
         return
diff --git a/xos/openstack_observer/steps/sync_instances.py b/xos/openstack_observer/steps/sync_instances.py
index 7aa4bb7..4ac1870 100644
--- a/xos/openstack_observer/steps/sync_instances.py
+++ b/xos/openstack_observer/steps/sync_instances.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 
         userData = self.get_userdata(instance, pubkeys)
         if instance.userData:
-            userData = instance.userData
+            userData += instance.userData
 
         controller = instance.node.site_deployment.controller
         fields = {'endpoint':controller.auth_url,