diff --git a/dcorch/api/proxy/apps/controller.py b/dcorch/api/proxy/apps/controller.py
index b5770049d..aa0f1f2ca 100644
--- a/dcorch/api/proxy/apps/controller.py
+++ b/dcorch/api/proxy/apps/controller.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class APIController(Middleware):
         self._default_dispatcher = APIDispatcher(app)
         self.rpc_client = rpc_client.EngineClient()
         self.response_hander_map = {}
+        self.sync_endpoint = proxy_utils.get_sync_endpoint(CONF)
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_status_code(response):
@@ -443,6 +444,8 @@ class IdentityAPIController(APIController):
         self.response_hander_map = {
             self.ENDPOINT_TYPE: self._process_response
         }
+        if self.sync_endpoint is None:
+            self.sync_endpoint = self.ENDPOINT_TYPE
 
     def _process_response(self, environ, request_body, response):
         if self.get_status_code(response) in self.OK_STATUS_CODE:
@@ -534,7 +537,7 @@ class IdentityAPIController(APIController):
         if resource_id:
             try:
                 utils.enqueue_work(self.ctxt,
-                                   self.ENDPOINT_TYPE,
+                                   self.sync_endpoint,
                                    resource_type,
                                    resource_id,
                                    operation_type,
diff --git a/dcorch/api/proxy/common/utils.py b/dcorch/api/proxy/common/utils.py
index 33c267728..dbd969213 100644
--- a/dcorch/api/proxy/common/utils.py
+++ b/dcorch/api/proxy/common/utils.py
@@ -64,6 +64,24 @@ def get_remote_host_port_options(cfg):
         return None, None
 
 
+def get_sync_endpoint(cfg):
+    if cfg.type == consts.ENDPOINT_TYPE_COMPUTE:
+        return cfg.compute.sync_endpoint
+    elif cfg.type == consts.ENDPOINT_TYPE_PLATFORM:
+        return cfg.platform.sync_endpoint
+    elif cfg.type == consts.ENDPOINT_TYPE_NETWORK:
+        return cfg.network.sync_endpoint
+    elif cfg.type == consts.ENDPOINT_TYPE_PATCHING:
+        return cfg.patching.sync_endpoint
+    elif cfg.type == consts.ENDPOINT_TYPE_VOLUME:
+        return cfg.volume.sync_endpoint
+    elif cfg.type == consts.ENDPOINT_TYPE_IDENTITY:
+        return cfg.identity.sync_endpoint
+    else:
+        LOG.error("Type: %s is undefined! Ignoring", cfg.type)
+        return None
+
+
 def get_url_path_components(url):
     result = urlparse(url)
     return result.path.split('/')
diff --git a/dcorch/cmd/api_proxy.py b/dcorch/cmd/api_proxy.py
index 4df471f96..c5745452c 100644
--- a/dcorch/cmd/api_proxy.py
+++ b/dcorch/cmd/api_proxy.py
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ proxy_opts = [
     cfg.IntOpt('bind_port',
                default=28774,
                help='listen port for api proxy'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('sync_endpoint',
+               default=None,
+               help='The endpoint type for the enqueued sync work'),
 ]
 
 proxy_cli_opts = [
@@ -69,14 +72,14 @@ def main():
     messaging.setup()
     dcmanager_messaging.setup()
 
-    application = app.load_paste_app()
-
     if CONF.type not in consts.ENDPOINT_TYPES_LIST:
         LOG.error("Unsupported endpoint type: (%s)", CONF.type)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     CONF.register_opts(proxy_opts, CONF.type)
 
+    application = app.load_paste_app()
+
     host, port = utils.get_host_port_options(CONF)
     workers = CONF.api_workers