diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/base/syncstep.py b/xos/synchronizers/base/syncstep.py
index 42a9db4..3fb231b 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/base/syncstep.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/base/syncstep.py
@@ -160,11 +160,9 @@
         path = ''.join(main_objs.__name__).lower()
         res = run_template(self.playbook,tenant_fields,path=path)
 
-        try:
+        if hasattr(self, "map_sync_outputs"):
             self.map_sync_outputs(o,res)
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
-         
+
     def delete_record(self, o):
         try:
             controller = o.get_controller()