diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/exampleservice/steps/exampletenant_playbook.yaml b/xos/synchronizers/exampleservice/steps/exampletenant_playbook.yaml
index 82a5af1..9da06f5 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/exampleservice/steps/exampletenant_playbook.yaml
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/exampleservice/steps/exampletenant_playbook.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+# exampletenant_playbook
+
 - hosts: "{{ instance_name }}"
   connection: ssh
   user: ubuntu
@@ -10,15 +12,7 @@
     apt:
       name=apache2
       update_cache=yes
-    notify:
-      - restart apache
 
   - name: write message
     shell: echo "{{ tenant_message }}" > /var/www/html/index.html
 
-  handlers:
-  - name: restart apache
-    service:
-      name=apache2
-      state=restarted
-
diff --git a/xos/tosca/resources/node.py b/xos/tosca/resources/node.py
index b7f426d..99e756f 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/resources/node.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/resources/node.py
@@ -30,13 +30,18 @@
                 siteDeployment = self.get_xos_object(SiteDeployment, site=site, deployment=deployment, throw_exception=True)
                 args["site_deployment"] = siteDeployment
 
+        return args
+
+    def postprocess(self, obj):
+        # We can't set the labels when we create a Node, because they're
+        # ManyToMany related, and the node doesn't exist yet.
         labels=[]
         for label_name in self.get_requirements("tosca.relationships.HasLabel"):
             labels.append(self.get_xos_object(NodeLabel, name=label_name))
         if labels:
-            args["labels"] = labels
-
-        return args
+            self.info("Updated labels for node '%s'" % obj)
+            obj.labels = labels
+            obj.save()
 
     def create(self):
         nodetemplate = self.nodetemplate