diff --git a/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/steps/sync_monitoringchannel.yaml b/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/steps/sync_monitoringchannel.yaml
index c2705ba..6c5fc8c 100644
--- a/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/steps/sync_monitoringchannel.yaml
+++ b/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/steps/sync_monitoringchannel.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
 
   - name: ceilometer proxy config
     template: src=/opt/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/templates/ceilometer_proxy_config.j2 dest=/usr/local/share/monitoring-channel-{{ unique_id }}_ceilometer_proxy_config mode=0777
+    notify:
+#    - restart monitoring-channel
+     - stop monitoring-channel
+     - remove container
+     - start monitoring-channel
 
   - name: Monitoring channel upstart
     template: src=/opt/xos/observers/monitoring_channel/templates/monitoring-channel.conf.j2 dest=/etc/init/monitoring-channel-{{ unique_id }}.conf
diff --git a/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/sync_vcpetenant_new.yaml b/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/sync_vcpetenant_new.yaml
index eb647b6..6c7166f 100644
--- a/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/sync_vcpetenant_new.yaml
+++ b/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/sync_vcpetenant_new.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,32 @@
         {% endfor %}
 
   tasks:
+  - name: Verify if vcpe_stats_notifier ([] is to avoid capturing the shell process) cron job is already running
+    shell: pgrep -f [v]cpe_stats_notifier | wc -l
+    register: cron_job_pids_count
+
+#  - name: DEBUG
+#    debug: var=cron_job_pids_count.stdout
+
+  - name: make sure ~/bin exists
+    file: path=~/bin state=directory owner=root group=root
+    when: cron_job_pids_count.stdout == "0"
+
+  - name: Copy cron job to destination
+    copy: src=/opt/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_stats_notifier.py
+      dest=~/bin/vcpe_stats_notifier.py
+    when: cron_job_pids_count.stdout == "0"
+
+  - name: install python-kombu
+    apt: name=python-kombu state=present
+    when: cron_job_pids_count.stdout == "0"
+
+  - name: Initiate vcpe_stats_notifier cron job
+    command: python ~/bin/vcpe_stats_notifier.py --keystone_tenant_id={{ keystone_tenant_id }} --keystone_user_id={{ keystone_user_id }} --rabbit_user={{ rabbit_user }} --rabbit_password={{ rabbit_password }} --rabbit_host={{ rabbit_host }} --vcpeservice_rabbit_exchange='vcpeservice'
+    async: 9999999999999999
+    poll: 0
+    when: cron_job_pids_count.stdout == "0"
+
   - name: vCPE basic dnsmasq config
     copy: src=/opt/xos/observers/vcpe/files/vcpe.dnsmasq dest=/var/container_volumes/{{ container_name }}/etc/dnsmasq.d/vcpe.conf owner=root group=root
     notify: