diff --git a/xos/core/admin.py b/xos/core/admin.py
index 6d16fc9..200bb5c 100644
--- a/xos/core/admin.py
+++ b/xos/core/admin.py
@@ -2392,6 +2392,15 @@
     def has_add_permission(self, request):
         return False
 
+class DiagAdmin(XOSBaseAdmin):
+    list_display = ("name", "backend_status", "backend_register")
+    list_display_links = ('name',)
+
+    fieldsets = [
+        (None, {'fields': ['name', 'backend_status', 'backend_register'],
+                'classes':['suit-tab suit-tab-general']}),
+    ]
+
 # Now register the new UserAdmin...
 admin.site.register(User, UserAdmin)
 # ... and, since we're not using Django's builtin permissions,
@@ -2436,3 +2445,4 @@
     admin.site.register(TenantRole, TenantRoleAdmin)
     admin.site.register(TenantAttribute, TenantAttributeAdmin)
     admin.site.register(AddressPool, AddressPoolAdmin)
+    admin.site.register(Diag, DiagAdmin)
diff --git a/xos/core/models/plcorebase.py b/xos/core/models/plcorebase.py
index 6be949d..b84b526 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/plcorebase.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/plcorebase.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     policed = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True, default=None)
 
     # This is a scratchpad used by the Observer
-    backend_register = models.CharField(max_length=140,
+    backend_register = models.CharField(max_length=1024,
                                       default="{}", null=True)
 
     backend_status = models.CharField(max_length=1024,
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/base/backend.py b/xos/synchronizers/base/backend.py
index d7307fa..af51e73 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/base/backend.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/base/backend.py
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
 from xos.logger import Logger, logging
 from synchronizers.model_policy import run_policy
 from xos.config import Config
+from django.utils import timezone
+from diag import update_diag
 
 logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
 
 class Backend:
 
     def run(self):
+        update_diag(sync_start=time.time(), backend_status="0 - Synchronizer Start")
+
         # start the openstack observer
         observer = XOSObserver()
         observer_thread = threading.Thread(target=observer.run,name='synchronizer')
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/base/diag.py b/xos/synchronizers/base/diag.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87fab70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/base/diag.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os
+import time
+import sys
+import traceback
+import json
+
+from core.models import Diag
+from xos.config import Config, XOS_DIR
+from xos.logger import Logger, logging, logger
+
+logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
+
+def update_diag(loop_end=None, loop_start=None, syncrecord_start=None, sync_start=None, backend_status=None):
+    try:
+        observer_name = Config().observer_name
+    except:
+        observer_name = 'openstack'
+
+    try:
+        diag = Diag.objects.filter(name=observer_name).first()
+        if (not diag):
+            diag = Diag(name=observer_name)
+        br_str = diag.backend_register
+        br = json.loads(br_str)
+        if loop_end:
+            br['last_run'] = loop_end
+        if loop_end and loop_start:
+            br['last_duration'] = loop_end - loop_start
+        if syncrecord_start:
+            br['last_syncrecord_start'] = syncrecord_start
+        if sync_start:
+            br['last_synchronizer_start'] = sync_start
+        if backend_status:
+            diag.backend_status = backend_status
+        diag.backend_register = json.dumps(br)
+        diag.save()
+    except:
+        logger.log_exc("Exception in update_diag")
+        traceback.print_exc()
+
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/base/event_loop.py b/xos/synchronizers/base/event_loop.py
index 7c98cfc..37ec4ca 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/base/event_loop.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/base/event_loop.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 from synchronizers.base.error_mapper import *
 from synchronizers.openstack.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
 from synchronizers.base.steps.sync_object import SyncObject
+from django.utils import timezone
+from diag import update_diag
 
 # Load app models
 
@@ -521,22 +523,10 @@
 
                         loop_end = time.time()
 
-                        try:
-                            observer_name = Config().observer_name
-                        except:
-                            observer_name = 'openstack'
+                        update_diag(loop_end=loop_end, loop_start=loop_start, backend_status="1 - Bottom Of Loop")
 
-                        diag = Diag.objects.filter(name=observer_name).first()
-                        if (not diag):
-                            diag = Diag(name=observer_name)
-                            diag.humanReadableName = observer_name
-                        br_str = diag.backend_register
-                        br = json.loads(br_str)
-                        br['last_run'] = loop_end
-                        br['last_duration'] = loop_end - loop_start
-                        diag.backend_register = json.dumps(br)
-                        diag.save() 
                 except Exception, e:
                         logger.error('Core error. This seems like a misconfiguration or bug: %r. This error will not be relayed to the user!' % e)
                         logger.log_exc("Exception in observer run loop")
                         traceback.print_exc()
+                        update_diag(backend_status="2 - Exception in Event Loop")
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/base/syncstep.py b/xos/synchronizers/base/syncstep.py
index d505481..2fa6c38 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/base/syncstep.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/base/syncstep.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 from django.db import reset_queries
 from synchronizers.base.ansible import *
 from generate.dependency_walker import *
+from diag import update_diag
 
-from time import time
 import json
 import time
 import pdb
@@ -236,9 +236,11 @@
 
                         self.sync_record(o)
 
-                        if (not run_always):
-                            o.enacted = new_enacted
+#                         if (not run_always):
+#                             o.enacted = new_enacted
 
+                        update_diag(syncrecord_start = time.time(), backend_status="1 - Synced Record")
+                        o.enacted = new_enacted
                         scratchpad = {'next_run':0, 'exponent':0, 'last_success':time.time()}
                         o.backend_register = json.dumps(scratchpad)
                         o.backend_status = "1 - OK"