diff --git a/xos/onboard/fabric/synchronizer/steps/sync_host.yaml b/xos/onboard/fabric/synchronizer/steps/sync_host.yaml
index 58bccba..44a43f1 100644
--- a/xos/onboard/fabric/synchronizer/steps/sync_host.yaml
+++ b/xos/onboard/fabric/synchronizer/steps/sync_host.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
 ---
 - hosts: 127.0.0.1
   connection: local
-  vars:
-    rest_hostname: {{ rest_hostname }}
-    rest_port: {{ rest_port }}
-    rest_endpoint: {{ rest_endpoint }}
-    rest_json: '{{ rest_json }}'
 
   tasks:
-  - debug: var=rest_json
-
+  # Couldn't figure out how to get uri module to accept JSON in a string
   - name: Call Fabric REST API
-    uri:
-      url: http://{{ '{{' }} rest_hostname {{ '}}' }}:{{ '{{' }} rest_port {{ '}}' }}/{{ '{{' }} rest_endpoint {{ '}}' }} #http://localhost:8181/onos/v1/network/configuration/
-      body: "{{ '{{' }} rest_json {{ '}}' }}"
-      body_format: raw
-      method: POST
-      user: karaf
-      password: karaf
+    command: curl -sS --user onos:rocks -X POST -HContent-Type:application/json -d '{{ rest_json  }}' http://{{ rest_hostname }}:{{ rest_port }}/{{ rest_endpoint }}