diff --git a/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py b/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py
index 9a061acad31590801ad3f40f3e3e3e88e6d21aac..45634297e78c08effbb9aafa804da806816d4681 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py
@@ -808,10 +808,13 @@ def _get_port_type(description):
     return PORT_TYPES.UNKNOWN.name
 
 
-def load_interfaces_to_poll(
-        config, hostname=None, no_lab=False, use_next_redis=False):
-    basic_interfaces = \
-        list(_load_interfaces(config, hostname, no_lab, use_next_redis))
+def load_interfaces_to_poll(config, hostname=None, no_lab=False, use_next_redis=False):
+    def is_relevant(ifc):
+        return not re.match(r"^(lt-|so-|dsc\.|fxp\d|lo\d).*", ifc["name"])
+
+    basic_interfaces = list(
+        filter(is_relevant, _load_interfaces(config, hostname, no_lab, use_next_redis))
+    )
     bundles = _load_interface_bundles(config, hostname, use_next_redis)
     services_and_customers = \
         _get_services_and_customers(config, hostname, use_next_redis)
diff --git a/test/test_general_poller_routes.py b/test/test_general_poller_routes.py
index 452cf332e10cea3bbbd1c6cc45a3d792cdd3b648..da419f00736abf6ae444266a8b6575bdc06161cc 100644
--- a/test/test_general_poller_routes.py
+++ b/test/test_general_poller_routes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import re
 import jsonschema
 import pytest
 from inventory_provider.routes import poller
@@ -36,6 +37,24 @@ def test_get_all_interfaces_no_lab(client):
     assert all('.lab.' not in name for name in response_routers)
 
 
+def test_get_interfaces_returns_only_relevant_interfaces(client):
+    rv = client.get(
+        "/poller/interfaces",
+        headers=DEFAULT_REQUEST_HEADERS,
+    )
+    assert rv.status_code == 200
+    assert rv.is_json
+    response_data = set(ifc["name"] for ifc in rv.json)
+    # This check for "good" interfaces is for juniper only. Either delete or update
+    # once nokia routers are included in the test data
+    assert all(
+        ifc for ifc in response_data if re.match(r"^(xe|ge|et|ae|irb|gr).+", ifc)
+    )
+    assert not any(
+        ifc for ifc in response_data if re.match(r"^(lt-|so-|dsc\.|fxp\d|lo\d).*", ifc)
+    )
+
+
 def test_all_router_interface_speeds(client):
     rv = client.get(
         '/poller/speeds',
diff --git a/test/test_worker.py b/test/test_worker.py
index 50a4f2e03035770d62bd2ed3042075b3db64f79c..fa4cd5174b20c768b20b1e1237230a6a4ca99393 100644
--- a/test/test_worker.py
+++ b/test/test_worker.py
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ def test_populate_poller_interfaces_cache(
     all_interfaces = [
         {
             "router": "router_a.geant.net",
-            "name": "interface_a",
+            "name": "et/1",
             "bundle": ["ae_a"],
             "bundle-parents": [],
             "description": "DESCRIPTION A",
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ def test_populate_poller_interfaces_cache(
         },
         {
             "router": "lab_router_a.geant.net",
-            "name": "lab_interface_a",
+            "name": "et/2/lab",
             "bundle": ["ae_c"],
             "bundle-parents": [],
             "description": "DESCRIPTION C $GA-0001",
@@ -699,8 +699,8 @@ def test_populate_poller_interfaces_cache(
 
     bundles = {
         "router_z.geant.net": {"ae_1": ["interface_z"]},
-        "lab_router_a.geant.net": {"ae_c": ["lab_interface_a"]},
-        "router_a.geant.net": {"ae_a": ["interface_a"]},
+        "lab_router_a.geant.net": {"ae_c": ["et/2/lab"]},
+        "router_a.geant.net": {"ae_a": ["et/1"]},
     }
 
     snmp_indexes = {
@@ -715,8 +715,8 @@ def test_populate_poller_interfaces_cache(
                 "index": 1231,
                 "community": "COMMUNITY_A"
             },
-            "interface_a": {
-                "name": "interface_a",
+            "et/1": {
+                "name": "et/1",
                 "index": 12,
                 "community": "COMMUNITY_A"
             }
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ def test_populate_poller_interfaces_cache(
     no_lab_res = [
         {
             'router': 'router_a.geant.net',
-            'name': 'interface_a',
+            'name': 'et/1',
             'bundle': ['ae_a'],
             'bundle-parents': [],
             'description': 'DESCRIPTION A',
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ def test_populate_poller_interfaces_cache(
             'router': 'router_a.geant.net',
             'name': 'ae_a',
             'bundle': [],
-            'bundle-parents': ['interface_a'],
+            'bundle-parents': ['et/1'],
             'description': 'DESCRIPTION B $GA-0001',
             'circuits': [],
             'port_type': 'ACCESS',
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ def test_populate_poller_interfaces_cache(
             'router': 'router_a.geant.net',
             'name': 'ae_a.123',
             'bundle': [],
-            'bundle-parents': ['interface_a'],
+            'bundle-parents': ['et/1'],
             'description': 'DESCRIPTION C',
             'circuits': [{
                 'id': 321,
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ def test_populate_poller_interfaces_cache(
             "router": "lab_router_a.geant.net",
             "name": "ae_c",
             "bundle": [],
-            "bundle-parents": ["lab_interface_a"],
+            "bundle-parents": ["et/2/lab"],
             "description": "DESCRIPTION D $GS-0001",
             "circuits": [],
             "snmp-index": 3,