diff --git a/brian_dashboard_manager/inventory_provider/interfaces.py b/brian_dashboard_manager/inventory_provider/interfaces.py
index 44951bcba912970d44bc367f94b179354bab7ab9..ea0b023f167b186c3a4492208e6ee94cb6b68883 100644
--- a/brian_dashboard_manager/inventory_provider/interfaces.py
+++ b/brian_dashboard_manager/inventory_provider/interfaces.py
@@ -436,4 +436,8 @@ def get_nren_regions(host):
         data = []
 
     jsonschema.validate(data, NREN_REGION_LIST_SCHEMA)
+    # ugly hack: if a region isn't on the list of recognised regions, prune it from the region list
+    # TODO: figure out something that isn't this
+    recognised_regions = ['EAP']
+    data = [d for d in data if d['region'] in recognised_regions]
     return data