diff --git a/manifests/network/metadata.pp b/manifests/network/metadata.pp
index 7e29c7bc..4cbbb672 100644
--- a/manifests/network/metadata.pp
+++ b/manifests/network/metadata.pp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class cloud::network::metadata(
   $ks_nova_internal_host                = $os_params::ks_nova_internal_host,
   $ks_keystone_admin_proto              = $os_params::ks_keystone_admin_proto,
   $ks_keystone_admin_port               = $os_params::ks_keystone_admin_port,
-  $ks_keystone_admin_host               = $os_params::ks_keystone_admin_host
+  $ks_keystone_admin_host               = $os_params::ks_keystone_admin_host,
+  $auth_region                          = $os_params::region
 ) {
 
   include 'cloud::network'
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ class cloud::network::metadata(
     debug         => $debug,
     metadata_ip   => $ks_nova_internal_host,
     auth_url      => "${ks_keystone_admin_proto}://${ks_keystone_admin_host}:${ks_keystone_admin_port}/v2.0",
-    auth_password => $ks_neutron_password
+    auth_password => $ks_neutron_password,
+    auth_region   => $auth_region
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_network_metadata_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_network_metadata_spec.rb
index dcd80274..2274fd7e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_network_metadata_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_network_metadata_spec.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ describe 'cloud::network::metadata' do
       { :debug                                => true,
         :enabled                              => true,
         :neutron_metadata_proxy_shared_secret => 'secrete',
+        :auth_region                          => 'MyRegion',
         :ks_neutron_password                  => 'secrete',
         :ks_nova_internal_host                => '10.0.0.1',
         :ks_keystone_admin_proto              => 'http',
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ describe 'cloud::network::metadata' do
           :shared_secret => 'secrete',
           :metadata_ip   => '10.0.0.1',
           :auth_url      => 'http://10.0.0.1:35357/v2.0',
-          :auth_password => 'secrete'
+          :auth_password => 'secrete',
+          :auth_region   => 'MyRegion'
       )
     end
   end