diff --git a/inventory_provider/db/ims_data.py b/inventory_provider/db/ims_data.py
index 7e9b332b6a23e8fa50cc43ba5ffe9b550940e34c..df9026d17f54572d9bbc11d24fa3821e7e8e9fe6 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/db/ims_data.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/db/ims_data.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def get_node_locations(ds: IMS):
             pass  # no alias - ignore silently
 
         for node in site['nodes']:
-            if node['inventorystatusid'] in STATUSES_TO_IGNORE:
+            if node['inventorystatusid'] != InventoryStatus.IN_SERVICE.value:
                 continue
 
             yield (node['name'], {
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def lookup_lg_routers(ds: IMS):
     def _matching_node(node_):
         # [LG-46]
         if InventoryStatus(node_['inventorystatusid']) \
-                != InventoryStatus.IN_SERVICE.value:
+                != InventoryStatus.IN_SERVICE:
             return False
 
         if pattern.match(node_['name']):
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ def lookup_lg_routers(ds: IMS):
         for node in nodes:
             if not _matching_node(node):
                 continue
-            if node['inventorystatusid'] in STATUSES_TO_IGNORE:
+            if node['inventorystatusid'] != InventoryStatus.IN_SERVICE.value:
                 continue
 
             site = ds.get_entity_by_id('Site', node['siteid'], site_nav_props,
diff --git a/test/test_ims_data.py b/test/test_ims_data.py
index 69d0737a03191c9f3466b86241a8401964605db8..2a12e0dbb09163b22e805ac2cac7b56111c825ea 100644
--- a/test/test_ims_data.py
+++ b/test/test_ims_data.py
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ def test_lookup_lg_routers(mocker):
         'Name like MX',
         inventory_provider.db.ims.EQUIP_DEF_PROPERTIES['Nodes'])
 
-    assert ds.get_entity_by_id.call_count == 36
-    assert len(res) == 36
+    assert ds.get_entity_by_id.call_count == 35
+    assert len(res) == 35
 
     pop = {
         'name': 'pop name',