diff --git a/planetstack/observer/syncstep.py b/planetstack/observer/syncstep.py
index 9c6975f..739e598 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/syncstep.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/syncstep.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
                     self.check_dependencies(o,f) # Raises exception if failed
                 self.sync_record(o)
                 o.enacted = datetime.now() # Is this the same timezone? XXX
+                o.backend_status = "OK") 
                 o.save(update_fields=['enacted'])
             except Exception,e:
                 try: