diff --git a/planetstack/openstack/event_manager.py b/planetstack/openstack/event_manager.py
index d7102b6..a849f09 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack/event_manager.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack/event_manager.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import os
 import base64
-import fofum
+from fofum import Fofum
 
 # decorator that marks dispatachable event methods  
 def event(func):
@@ -102,13 +102,17 @@
 class EventListener:
     def __init__(self,wake_up=None):
         self.handler = EventHandler()
-        self.wake_up = wake_up()
+        self.wake_up = wake_up
 
     def handle_event(self, payload):
         payload_dict = json.loads(payload)
-        event = payload_dict['event']
-        ctx = payload_dict['ctx']
-        self.handler.dispatch(event,**ctx)   
+
+	# The code below will come back when we optimize the observer syncs
+	# into 'small' and 'big' syncs.
+
+        #event = payload_dict['event']
+        #ctx = payload_dict['ctx']
+        #self.handler.dispatch(event,**ctx)   
 
         if (self.wake_up):
             self.wake_up()
diff --git a/planetstack/openstack/observer.py b/planetstack/openstack/observer.py
index dce26aa..fbacb67 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack/observer.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack/observer.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 from core.models import *
 from django.db.models import F, Q
 from openstack.manager import OpenStackManager
-from util.logger import Logger, logging
-from timeout import timeout
+from util.logger import Logger, logging, logger
+#from timeout import timeout
 
 
 logger = Logger(logfile='observer.log', level=logging.INFO)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         self.event_cond.release()
         
     def wake_up(self):
+        logger.info('Wake up routine called. Event cond %r'%self.event_cond)
         self.event_cond.acquire()
         self.event_cond.notify()
         self.event_cond.release()
@@ -36,16 +37,18 @@
             return
         while True:
             try:
+                logger.info('Observer run loop')
                 #self.sync_roles()
+                logger.info('Calling sync tenants')
                 self.sync_tenants()
                 self.sync_users()
                 self.sync_user_tenant_roles()
                 self.sync_slivers()
                 self.sync_sliver_ips()
+                logger.info('Calling sync external routes')
                 self.sync_external_routes()
-
-                self.wait_for_event(timeout=30)
-
+                self.wait_for_event(timeout=300)
+                logger.info('Observer woken up')
             except:
                 traceback.print_exc()