diff --git a/n2vc/k8s_conn.py b/n2vc/k8s_conn.py
index f9aefa7..6ac8119 100644
--- a/n2vc/k8s_conn.py
+++ b/n2vc/k8s_conn.py
@@ -123,6 +123,20 @@
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
+    async def synchronize_repos(
+            self,
+            cluster_uuid: str,
+            name: str
+    ):
+        """
+        Synchronizes the list of repositories created in the cluster with
+        the repositories added by the NBI
+
+        :param cluster_uuid: the cluster
+        :return: List of repositories deleted from the cluster and dictionary with repos added
+        """
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     async def reset(
             self,
             cluster_uuid: str,
diff --git a/n2vc/k8s_helm_conn.py b/n2vc/k8s_helm_conn.py
index 9ce992f..496e320 100644
--- a/n2vc/k8s_helm_conn.py
+++ b/n2vc/k8s_helm_conn.py
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@
             exec_task = asyncio.ensure_future(
                 coro_or_future=self._local_async_exec(command=command, raise_exception_on_error=False)
             )
+
             # write status in another task
             status_task = asyncio.ensure_future(
                 coro_or_future=self._store_status(
@@ -692,6 +693,72 @@
             return_text=True
         )
 
+    async def synchronize_repos(self, cluster_uuid: str):
+
+        self.debug("syncronize repos for cluster helm-id: {}",)
+        try:
+            update_repos_timeout = 300 # max timeout to sync a single repos, more than this is too much
+            db_k8scluster = self.db.get_one("k8sclusters", {"_admin.helm-chart.id": cluster_uuid})
+            if db_k8scluster:
+                nbi_repo_list = db_k8scluster.get("_admin").get("helm_chart_repos") or []
+                cluster_repo_dict = db_k8scluster.get("_admin").get("helm_charts_added") or {}
+                # elements that must be deleted
+                deleted_repo_list = []
+                added_repo_dict = {}
+                self.debug("helm_chart_repos: {}".format(nbi_repo_list))
+                self.debug("helm_charts_added: {}".format(cluster_repo_dict))
+
+                # obtain repos to add: registered by nbi but not added
+                repos_to_add = [repo for repo in nbi_repo_list if not cluster_repo_dict.get(repo)]
+
+                # obtain repos to delete: added by cluster but not in nbi list
+                repos_to_delete = [repo for repo in cluster_repo_dict.keys() if repo not in nbi_repo_list]
+
+                # delete repos: must delete first then add because there may be different repos with same name but
+                # different id and url
+                self.debug("repos to delete: {}".format(repos_to_delete))
+                for repo_id in repos_to_delete:
+                    # try to delete repos
+                    try:
+                        repo_delete_task = asyncio.ensure_future(self.repo_remove(cluster_uuid=cluster_uuid,
+                                                                                  name=cluster_repo_dict[repo_id]))
+                        await asyncio.wait_for(repo_delete_task, update_repos_timeout)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        self.warning("Error deleting repo, id: {}, name: {}, err_msg: {}".format(repo_id,
+                                cluster_repo_dict[repo_id], str(e)))
+                    # always add to the list of to_delete if there is an error because if is not there deleting raises error
+                    deleted_repo_list.append(repo_id)
+
+                # add repos
+                self.debug("repos to add: {}".format(repos_to_add))
+                add_task_list = []
+                for repo_id in repos_to_add:
+                    # obtain the repo data from the db
+                    # if there is an error getting the repo in the database we will ignore this repo and continue
+                    # because there is a possible race condition where the repo has been deleted while processing
+                    db_repo = self.db.get_one("k8srepos", {"_id": repo_id})
+                    self.debug("obtained repo: id, {}, name: {}, url: {}".format(repo_id, db_repo["name"], db_repo["url"]))
+                    try:
+                        repo_add_task = asyncio.ensure_future(self.repo_add(cluster_uuid=cluster_uuid,
+                                                         name=db_repo["name"], url=db_repo["url"],
+                                                         repo_type="chart"))
+                        await asyncio.wait_for(repo_add_task, update_repos_timeout)
+                        added_repo_dict[repo_id] = db_repo["name"]
+                        self.debug("added repo: id, {}, name: {}".format(repo_id, db_repo["name"]))
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        # deal with error adding repo, adding a repo that already exists does not raise any error
+                        # will not raise error because a wrong repos added by anyone could prevent instantiating any ns
+                        self.error("Error adding repo id: {}, err_msg: {} ".format(repo_id, repr(e)))
+
+                return deleted_repo_list, added_repo_dict
+
+            else: # else db_k8scluster does not exist
+                raise K8sException("k8cluster with helm-id : {} not found".format(cluster_uuid))
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.error("Error synchronizing repos: {}".format(str(e)))
+            raise K8sException("Error synchronizing repos")
+
     """
     ##################################################################################################
     ########################################## P R I V A T E #########################################
@@ -828,10 +895,8 @@
                 await asyncio.sleep(check_every)
                 detailed_status = await self.status_kdu(cluster_uuid=cluster_uuid, kdu_instance=kdu_instance)
                 status = detailed_status.get('info').get('Description')
-                print('=' * 60)
                 self.debug('STATUS:\n{}'.format(status))
                 self.debug('DETAILED STATUS:\n{}'.format(detailed_status))
-                print('=' * 60)
                 # write status to db
                 result = await self.write_app_status_to_db(
                     db_dict=db_dict,
@@ -845,6 +910,7 @@
                 self.debug('Task cancelled')
                 return
             except Exception as e:
+                self.debug('_store_status exception: {}'.format(str(e)))
                 pass
             finally:
                 if run_once:
@@ -1142,3 +1208,5 @@
             if exception_if_not_exists:
                 self.error(msg)
                 raise K8sException(msg)
+
+
diff --git a/n2vc/k8s_juju_conn.py b/n2vc/k8s_juju_conn.py
index 9bc5d40..147b599 100644
--- a/n2vc/k8s_juju_conn.py
+++ b/n2vc/k8s_juju_conn.py
@@ -248,6 +248,16 @@
     ):
         raise NotImplemented()
 
+    async def synchronize_repos(
+        self,
+        cluster_uuid: str,
+        name: str
+    ):
+        """
+        Returns None as currently add_repo is not implemented
+        """
+        return None
+
     """Reset"""
     async def reset(
             self,