diff --git a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slivers.py b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slivers.py
index a6ce1cd..299d079 100644
--- a/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slivers.py
+++ b/planetstack/observer/steps/sync_slivers.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
 from core.models.sliver import Sliver
 from core.models.slice import SlicePrivilege, SliceDeployments
-from core.models.network import NetworkDeployments
+from core.models.network import Network, NetworkDeployments
 from util.logger import Logger, logging
 
 logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@
     def fetch_pending(self):
         return Sliver.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
 
-    def get_requested_networks(self, slice, deployment):
-        requested_networks = []
-        networks = slice.networks.all()
-        network_deployments = NetworkDeployments.objects.filter(network__in=networks, deployment=deployment)
-        requested_networks = [{'net-id': nd.net_id} for nd in network_deployments]
-        return requested_networks        
-
     def sync_record(self, sliver):
         logger.info("sync'ing sliver:%s deployment:%s " % (sliver, sliver.node.deployment))
         metadata_update = {}
@@ -35,13 +28,29 @@
                 metadata_update[tag.name] = tag.value
 
         if not sliver.instance_id:
-            nics = self.get_requested_networks(sliver.slice, sliver.node.deployment)
-            file("/tmp/scott-manager","a").write("slice: %s\nreq: %s\n" % (str(sliver.slice.name), str(nics)))
+            driver = self.driver.client_driver(caller=sliver.creator, tenant=sliver.slice.name, deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork.name)
+            # public keys
             slice_memberships = SlicePrivilege.objects.filter(slice=sliver.slice)
             pubkeys = [sm.user.public_key for sm in slice_memberships if sm.user.public_key]
             if sliver.creator.public_key:
                 pubkeys.append(sliver.creator.public_key)
-            driver = self.driver.client_driver(caller=sliver.creator, tenant=sliver.slice.name, deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork.name)
+            
+            # netowrks
+            #nics = self.get_requested_networks(sliver.slice, sliver.node.deployment)
+            nics = []
+            networks = Network.objects.filter(owner=sliver.slice)
+            network_deployments = NetworkDeployments.objects.filter(network__in=networks, 
+                                                                    deployment=sliver.node.deployment)
+            network_templates = [network.template.sharedNetworkName for network in networks \
+                                 if network.template.sharedNetworkName]
+            nics = [{'net-id': nd.net_id} for nd in network_deployments]
+            # include network template
+            for net in driver.shell.quantum.list_networks()['networks']:
+                if net['name'] in network_templates: 
+                    nics.append({'net-id': net['id']}) 
+
+            file("/tmp/scott-manager","a").write("slice: %s\nreq: %s\n" % (str(sliver.slice.name), str(nics)))
+         
             # look up image id
             deployment_driver = self.driver.admin_driver(deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork.name)
             image_id = None