diff --git a/labs/config/openstack b/labs/config/openstack
index 704afcff..78aed97b 100644
--- a/labs/config/openstack
+++ b/labs/config/openstack
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ CIRROS_URL="http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.3/cirros-0.3.3-x86_64-disk.img"
 # Default is Google Public DNS (8.8.8.8); to disable, set to "".
 : ${TENANT_VM_DNS_SERVER:=8.8.8.8}
 
+: ${REGION:=regionOne}
+
 # vim: set ai ts=4 sw=4 et ft=sh:
diff --git a/labs/scripts/ubuntu/setup_keystone.sh b/labs/scripts/ubuntu/setup_keystone.sh
index a1c79208..2d00e699 100755
--- a/labs/scripts/ubuntu/setup_keystone.sh
+++ b/labs/scripts/ubuntu/setup_keystone.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ set -o errexit -o nounset
 TOP_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0")/.. && pwd)
 source "$TOP_DIR/config/paths"
 source "$CONFIG_DIR/credentials"
+# Get REGION
+source "$CONFIG_DIR/openstack"
 source "$LIB_DIR/functions.guest"
 
 exec_logfile
@@ -137,7 +139,8 @@ keystone endpoint-create \
     --service-id "$keystone_service_id" \
     --publicurl "http://controller-api:5000/v2.0" \
     --internalurl "http://controller-mgmt:5000/v2.0" \
-    --adminurl "http://controller-mgmt:35357/v2.0"
+    --adminurl "http://controller-mgmt:35357/v2.0" \
+    --region "$REGION"
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Verify the Identity Service installation
diff --git a/labs/scripts/ubuntu/setup_neutron_network.sh b/labs/scripts/ubuntu/setup_neutron_network.sh
index 464e6717..8a60bd0a 100755
--- a/labs/scripts/ubuntu/setup_neutron_network.sh
+++ b/labs/scripts/ubuntu/setup_neutron_network.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ sudo killall dnsmasq||rc=$?
 echo "Configuring the metadata agent"
 conf=/etc/neutron/metadata_agent.ini
 iniset_sudo $conf DEFAULT auth_url http://controller-mgmt:5000/v2.0
-iniset_sudo $conf DEFAULT auth_region regionOne
+iniset_sudo $conf DEFAULT auth_region "$REGION"
 iniset_sudo $conf DEFAULT admin_tenant_name "$SERVICE_TENANT_NAME"
 iniset_sudo $conf DEFAULT admin_user "$neutron_admin_user"
 iniset_sudo $conf DEFAULT admin_password "$neutron_admin_password"