diff --git a/resource_management/alembic.ini b/resource_management/alembic.ini
index 0aad7a6e5e6cd079ffb64a6c68f290e6dcec4973..22d9b90d7b87f658aeb5b38a234376d320a13e4c 100644
--- a/resource_management/alembic.ini
+++ b/resource_management/alembic.ini
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 # a migration for
 script_location = migrations
 sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:////absolute/path/to/foo.db
-sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:////Users/reid/workspace/nat/resource-management/resource_management/foo.db
 # or here is an example of a mysql dsn
 # sqlalchemy.url = mysql://dummy:dummy-pass@localhost/resources_db_name
diff --git a/resource_management/juniper.py b/resource_management/juniper.py
index 4c3eb4dc5f0e277b303d6b382b6d153cdb33a511..6eba0d71813b55c80d650e550e12ddcc31310184 100644
--- a/resource_management/juniper.py
+++ b/resource_management/juniper.py
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ LINE_CARDS_LIST_SCHEMA = {
 }
 
 
+def _is_physical_ifc_name(name):
+    # TODO: is there a better way to filter out lags?  other interfaces?
+    # cf. https://github.com/Juniper/py-junos-eznc/blob/master/lib/jnpr/junos/op/ethport.yml#L6  # noqa: E501
+    return re.match('[fgxe][et]-', name) is not None
+
+
 def _slot_number(name):
     """
     parses names like 'FPC 2', 'PIC 17' and returns
@@ -371,6 +377,8 @@ def load_logical_interfaces(router: 'jnpr.junos.Device'):
     interfaces = {}
     for lu in LogicalInterfacesTable(router).get():
         assert lu.logical.startswith(lu.physical)  # sanity
+        if not _is_physical_ifc_name(lu.physical):
+            continue
         interfaces.setdefault(lu.physical, set()).add(lu.logical)
 
     return interfaces
@@ -416,6 +424,8 @@ def load_installed_ethernet_ports(router: 'jnpr.junos.Device'):
 
     interfaces = {}
     for ifc in PhysicalInterfacesTable(router).get():
+        if not _is_physical_ifc_name(ifc.interface):
+            continue
         interfaces[ifc.interface] = {
             'admin': ifc.admin == 'up',
             'oper': ifc.admin == 'up'
diff --git a/test/test_parse_router.py b/test/test_parse_router.py
index ffe6157f9a4a80bba0cfb5a22b133a62a0d61aa9..f4dfe4a49253e7c714580c56cc5e682d68839534 100644
--- a/test/test_parse_router.py
+++ b/test/test_parse_router.py
@@ -77,6 +77,26 @@ def test_no_db_load_interfaces(mocked_router):
         assert aggregates
 
 
+def test_physical_no_lag(mocked_router):
+    """
+    confirm no ae* interfaces are present in the list
+    of physical interfaces
+    """
+
+    ssh = {
+        'username': 'bogus',
+        'private-key': 'no file'
+    }
+
+    with juniper.router(
+            hostname='blah-bogus',
+            port=12345,
+            ssh_config=ssh) as dev:
+
+        physical = juniper.load_installed_ethernet_ports(dev)
+        assert all(p.startswith('ae') is False for p in physical.keys())
+
+
 def test_load_interfaces(
         mocked_router, resources_db, config_file, router_name):
     """