diff --git a/xos/ec2_observer/syncstep.py b/xos/ec2_observer/syncstep.py
index 3a0e918..105daa6 100644
--- a/xos/ec2_observer/syncstep.py
+++ b/xos/ec2_observer/syncstep.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         try:
             sync_config_dir = Config().sync_config_dir
         except:
-            sync_config_dir = '/etc/planetstack/sync'    # XXX TODO: update path
+            sync_config_dir = '/etc/xos/sync'    # XXX TODO: update path
         prop_config_path = '/'.join(sync_config_dir,self.name,prop)
         return open(prop_config_path).read().rstrip()
 
diff --git a/xos/openstack_observer/syncstep.py b/xos/openstack_observer/syncstep.py
index 4ffa211..9bafeff 100644
--- a/xos/openstack_observer/syncstep.py
+++ b/xos/openstack_observer/syncstep.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         try:
             sync_config_dir = Config().sync_config_dir
         except:
-            sync_config_dir = '/etc/planetstack/sync'     # XXX TODO: update path
+            sync_config_dir = '/etc/xos/sync'
         prop_config_path = '/'.join(sync_config_dir,self.name,prop)
         return open(prop_config_path).read().rstrip()