diff --git a/planetstack/observer/event_loop.py b/planetstack/observer/event_loop.py
index 55f9a98..6dc34da 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/event_loop.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/event_loop.py
@@ -218,7 +218,14 @@
                     
                     sync_step = step(driver=self.driver)
                     sync_step.__name__ = step.__name__
-                    #sync_step.dependencies = self.dependencies[sync_step.name]
+                    sync_step.dependencies = []
+                    try:
+                        mlist = sync_step.provides
+                        
+                        for m in mlist:
+                            sync_step.dependencies.extend(self.model_dependency_graph[m.__name__])
+                    except KeyError:
+                        pass
                     sync_step.debug_mode = debug_mode
 
                     should_run = False
@@ -239,6 +246,8 @@
                             duration=time.time() - start_time
 
                             # ********* This is the actual sync step
+                            import pdb
+                            pdb.set_trace()
                             failed_objects = sync_step(failed=failed_step_objects)
 
 
diff --git a/planetstack/observer/syncstep.py b/planetstack/observer/syncstep.py
index 0772b4c..4116d65 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/syncstep.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/syncstep.py
@@ -38,25 +38,27 @@
         return
 
     def fetch_pending(self):
-        #return Sliver.objects.filter(ip=None)
         return []
+        #return Sliver.objects.filter(ip=None)
     
-    def check_dependencies(self, obj):
+    def check_dependencies(self, obj, failed):
         for dep in self.dependencies:
             peer_object = getattr(obj, dep.lower())
-            if (peer_object.pk==dep.pk):
+            if (peer_object.pk==failed.pk):
                 raise DependencyFailed
 
     def call(self, failed=[]):
         pending = self.fetch_pending()
         for o in pending:
             try:
-                self.check_dependencies(o) # Raises exception if failed                    
+                for f in failed:
+                    self.check_dependencies(o,f) # Raises exception if failed                    
                 self.sync_record(o)
                 o.enacted = datetime.now() # Is this the same timezone? XXX
                 o.save(update_fields=['enacted'])
             except:
                 failed.append(o)
+
         return failed
 
     def __call__(self, **args):