diff --git a/openstack/utils/choose_version.go b/openstack/utils/choose_version.go
index e1ddf6b..6dbb8ac 100644
--- a/openstack/utils/choose_version.go
+++ b/openstack/utils/choose_version.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 )
@@ -12,6 +13,12 @@
 	Priority int
 }
 
+var goodStatus = map[string]bool{
+	"current":   true,
+	"supported": true,
+	"stable":    true,
+}
+
 // ChooseVersion queries the base endpoint of a API to choose the most recent non-experimental alternative from a service's
 // published versions.
 // It returns the highest-Priority Version among the alternatives that are provided, as well as its corresponding endpoint.
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@
 	var endpoint string
 
 	for _, value := range resp.Versions.Values {
-		if matching, ok := byID[value.ID]; ok {
+		if matching, ok := byID[value.ID]; ok && goodStatus[strings.ToLower(value.Status)] {
 			if highest == nil || matching.Priority > highest.Priority {
 				highest = matching