diff --git a/containers/synchronizer/Makefile b/containers/synchronizer/Makefile
index 3b10312..352616a 100644
--- a/containers/synchronizer/Makefile
+++ b/containers/synchronizer/Makefile
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 NO_DOCKER_CACHE?=false
 
 .PHONY: build
-build: ; docker build --no-cache=${NO_DOCKER_CACHE} --rm -t ${IMAGE_NAME} .
+build: ; sudo docker build --no-cache=${NO_DOCKER_CACHE} --rm -t ${IMAGE_NAME} .
 
 .PHONY: run
-run: ; docker run -d --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} -v /usr/local/share/ca-certificates:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates:ro ${IMAGE_NAME}
+run: ; sudo docker run -d --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} -v /usr/local/share/ca-certificates:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates:ro ${IMAGE_NAME}
 
 .PHONY: stop
-stop: ; docker stop ${CONTAINER_NAME}
+stop: ; sudo docker stop ${CONTAINER_NAME}
 
 .PHONY: rm
-rm: ; docker rm ${CONTAINER_NAME}
+rm: ; sudo docker rm ${CONTAINER_NAME}
diff --git a/containers/xos/Makefile b/containers/xos/Makefile
index 8efcf60..0ba043d 100644
--- a/containers/xos/Makefile
+++ b/containers/xos/Makefile
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@
 NO_DOCKER_CACHE?=false
 
 .PHONY: build
-build: ; docker build --no-cache=${NO_DOCKER_CACHE} --rm -t ${IMAGE_NAME} .
+build: ; sudo docker build --no-cache=${NO_DOCKER_CACHE} --rm -t ${IMAGE_NAME} .
 
 .PHONY: custom
 custom: ; cat Dockerfile.templ | sed -e "s|XOS_GIT_REPO|${XOS_GIT_REPO}|g" -e "s|XOS_GIT_BRANCH|${XOS_GIT_BRANCH}|g" | docker build --no-cache=${NO_DOCKER_CACHE} --rm -t ${IMAGE_NAME} -
 
 .PHONY: devel
-devel: ; cd ../..; ls; docker build -f containers/xos/Dockerfile.devel --no-cache=${NO_DOCKER_CACHE} --rm -t ${IMAGE_NAME} .
+devel: ; cd ../..; ls; sudo docker build -f containers/xos/Dockerfile.devel --no-cache=${NO_DOCKER_CACHE} --rm -t ${IMAGE_NAME} .
 
 .PHONY: run
-run: ; docker run -d --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} -p 80:8000 -v /usr/local/share/ca-certificates:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates:ro ${IMAGE_NAME}
+run: ; sudo docker run -d --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} -p 80:8000 -v /usr/local/share/ca-certificates:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates:ro ${IMAGE_NAME}
 
 .PHONY: runtosca
-runtosca: ; docker exec -it ${CONTAINER_NAME} /usr/bin/python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org ${TOSCA_CONFIG_PATH}
+runtosca: ; sudo docker exec -it ${CONTAINER_NAME} /usr/bin/python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org ${TOSCA_CONFIG_PATH}
 
 .PHONY: stop
-stop: ; docker stop ${CONTAINER_NAME}
+stop: ; sudo docker stop ${CONTAINER_NAME}
 
 .PHONY: rm
-rm: ; docker rm ${CONTAINER_NAME}
+rm: ; sudo docker rm ${CONTAINER_NAME}
diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord/docker-compose.yml b/xos/configurations/cord/docker-compose.yml
index 2b14f40..3518f80 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         - "5432"
 
 xos_synchronizer_openstack:
-    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/xos-synchronizer.py
+    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/xos-synchronizer.py"
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 xos_synchronizer_onos:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_synchronizer_config
+    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_synchronizer_config"
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: onos
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 xos_synchronizer_vcpe:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_synchronizer_config
+    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_synchronizer_config"
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: vcpe
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 xos_synchronizer_vbng:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng_synchronizer_config
+    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/vbng/vbng_synchronizer_config"
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: vbng
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 xos_synchronizer_monitoring_channel:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer_config
+    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_synchronizer_config"
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: monitoring_channel
diff --git a/xos/configurations/devel/docker-compose.yml b/xos/configurations/devel/docker-compose.yml
index f3342fc..803e57c 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/devel/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/xos/configurations/devel/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 xos_synchronizer_openstack:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    command: python /opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/xos-synchronizer.py
+    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/xos-synchronizer.py"
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: openstack