diff --git a/secdep.py b/secdep.py
index 48f10a6..31cabfc 100755
--- a/secdep.py
+++ b/secdep.py
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ def choose_from_list(listFromlistFunction,listName):
     elif listName == "azureSize":
         printFormat = "{}) {}\n\nRam: {}\nDisk: {}\nPrice: {}\n"
         printstring = "print(printFormat.format(count, item.name, item.ram, item.disk, item.price))"
-    elif listName == "awsImage" or listName == "azureImage" or listName == "awsRegion":
+    elif listName == "awsImage" or listName == "azureImage" or listName == "awsRegion" or listName == "aws_region":
         printFormat = "{}) {}"
         printstring = "print(printFormat.format(count, item))"
     elif listName == "gceImage":
@@ -1227,8 +1227,8 @@ def list_all_nodes(provider, filterIn=None, awsRegion=None):
     elif provider == "aws":
         if SECDEP_AWS_ACCESS_KEY != "":
             print("Getting AWS nodes...")
+            awsLocations = ["ap-northeast-1", "ap-northeast-2", "ap-northeast-3", "ap-south-1", "ap-southeast-1", "ap-southeast-2", "ca-central-1", "eu-central-1", "eu-north-1", "eu-west-1", "eu-west-2", "eu-west-3", "sa-east-1", "us-east-1", "us-east-2", "us-west-1", "us-west-2"]
             if awsRegion is None:
-                awsLocations = ["ap-northeast-1", "ap-northeast-2", "ap-northeast-3", "ap-south-1", "ap-southeast-1", "ap-southeast-2", "ca-central-1", "eu-central-1", "eu-north-1", "eu-west-1", "eu-west-2", "eu-west-3", "sa-east-1", "us-east-1", "us-east-2", "us-west-1", "us-west-2"]
                 for region in awsLocations:
                     driver3 = get_driver(Provider.EC2)(SECDEP_AWS_ACCESS_KEY, SECDEP_AWS_SECRET_KEY, region=region)
                 # make it so it tries all drivers
@@ -1237,6 +1237,10 @@ def list_all_nodes(provider, filterIn=None, awsRegion=None):
                         for node in awsNodes:
                             nodes.append(node)
             else:
+                if awsRegion not in awsLocations:
+                    print("Invalid region")
+                    awsRegion = choose_from_list(listAWSregions(awsLocations),"aws_region")
+                    assert awsRegion is not None, "You chose an invalid aws region so we can't continue unless you choose a corect one"
                 driver3 = get_driver(Provider.EC2)(SECDEP_AWS_ACCESS_KEY, SECDEP_AWS_SECRET_KEY, region=awsRegion)
                 awsNodes = driver3.list_nodes()
                 if len(awsNodes) > 0: