diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb
index d7b19cec80..ed616ebb0f 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb
@@ -122,6 +122,23 @@ providers:
         setup: prepare_node_devstack.sh
         username: jenkins
         private-key: /home/nodepool/.ssh/id_rsa
+  - name: hpcloud-region-a
+    region-name: 'region-a.geo-1'
+    service-type: 'compute'
+    service-name: 'Compute'
+    username: '<%= hpcloud_username %>'
+    password: '<%= hpcloud_password %>'
+    project-id: '<%= hpcloud_project %>'
+    auth-url: 'https://region-a.geo-1.identity.hpcloudsvc.com:35357/v2.0'
+    boot-timeout: 120
+    max-servers: 5
+    images:
+      - name: devstack-precise
+        base-image: 'Ubuntu Precise 12.04 LTS Server 64-bit 20121026 (b)'
+        min-ram: 8192
+        setup: prepare_node_devstack.sh
+        username: jenkins
+        private-key: /home/nodepool/.ssh/id_rsa
   - name: hpcloud-region-b
     region-name: 'region-b.geo-1'
     service-type: 'compute'
@@ -174,6 +191,7 @@ targets:
           - name: hpcloud-az1
           - name: hpcloud-az2
           - name: hpcloud-az3
+          - name: hpcloud-region-a
           - name: hpcloud-region-b
       - name: devstack-precise-check
         min-ready: 10
@@ -198,6 +216,7 @@ targets:
           - name: hpcloud-az1
           - name: hpcloud-az2
           - name: hpcloud-az3
+          - name: hpcloud-region-a
           - name: hpcloud-region-b
       - name: devstack-precise-check
         min-ready: 10