diff --git a/bin/swift-dispersion-populate b/bin/swift-dispersion-populate
index 4659661606..afdc7cd320 100755
--- a/bin/swift-dispersion-populate
+++ b/bin/swift-dispersion-populate
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ Usage: %%prog [options] [conf_file]
     retries = int(conf.get('retries', 5))
     concurrency = int(conf.get('concurrency', 25))
     endpoint_type = str(conf.get('endpoint_type', 'publicURL'))
+    region_name = str(conf.get('region_name', ''))
     user_domain_name = str(conf.get('user_domain_name', ''))
     project_domain_name = str(conf.get('project_domain_name', ''))
     project_name = str(conf.get('project_name', ''))
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@ Usage: %%prog [options] [conf_file]
         os_options['project_domain_name'] = project_domain_name
     if project_name:
         os_options['project_name'] = project_name
+    if region_name:
+        os_options['region_name'] = region_name
 
     url, token = get_auth(conf['auth_url'], conf['auth_user'],
                           conf['auth_key'],
diff --git a/bin/swift-dispersion-report b/bin/swift-dispersion-report
index 48dff80a89..813156cf5b 100755
--- a/bin/swift-dispersion-report
+++ b/bin/swift-dispersion-report
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ Usage: %%prog [options] [conf_file]
     retries = int(conf.get('retries', 5))
     concurrency = int(conf.get('concurrency', 25))
     endpoint_type = str(conf.get('endpoint_type', 'publicURL'))
+    region_name = str(conf.get('region_name', ''))
     if options.dump_json or config_true_value(conf.get('dump_json', 'no')):
         json_output = True
     container_report = config_true_value(conf.get('container_report', 'yes')) \
@@ -378,6 +379,8 @@ Usage: %%prog [options] [conf_file]
         os_options['project_domain_name'] = project_domain_name
     if project_name:
         os_options['project_name'] = project_name
+    if region_name:
+        os_options['region_name'] = region_name
 
     url, token = get_auth(conf['auth_url'], conf['auth_user'],
                           conf['auth_key'],
diff --git a/etc/dispersion.conf-sample b/etc/dispersion.conf-sample
index 865e80fecf..eae777a085 100644
--- a/etc/dispersion.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/dispersion.conf-sample
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ auth_key = testing
 # user_domain_name = user_domain
 #
 # endpoint_type = publicURL
+#
+# NOTE: If you have only 1 region with a swift endpoint, no need to specify it
+# region_name =
+#
 # keystone_api_insecure = no
 #
 # swift_dir = /etc/swift