diff --git a/SoftLayer/fixtures/SoftLayer_Location.py b/SoftLayer/fixtures/SoftLayer_Location.py
index 7ec26fa18..d770d4d82 100644
--- a/SoftLayer/fixtures/SoftLayer_Location.py
+++ b/SoftLayer/fixtures/SoftLayer_Location.py
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
         "longName": "San Jose 1",
         "name": "sjc01"
     }]
+getDatacenters = [{'id': 1854895, 'name': 'dal13', 'regions': [{'keyname': 'DALLAS13'}]}]
diff --git a/SoftLayer/managers/ordering.py b/SoftLayer/managers/ordering.py
index 4d8e94c13..12744dcee 100644
--- a/SoftLayer/managers/ordering.py
+++ b/SoftLayer/managers/ordering.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 """
 # pylint: disable=no-self-use
 
+from re import match
+
 from SoftLayer import exceptions
 
 CATEGORY_MASK = '''id,
@@ -341,7 +343,7 @@ def get_price_id_list(self, package_keyname, item_keynames):
             # can take that ID and create the proper price for us in the location
             # in which the order is made
             price_id = [p['id'] for p in matching_item['prices']
-                        if p['locationGroupId'] == ''][0]
+                        if p['locationGroupId'] is None][0]
             prices.append(price_id)
 
         return prices
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ def generate_order(self, package_keyname, location, item_keynames, complex_type=
         #                                    'domain': 'softlayer.com'}]}
         order.update(extras)
         order['packageId'] = package['id']
-        order['location'] = location
+        order['location'] = self.get_location_id(location)
         order['quantity'] = quantity
         order['useHourlyPricing'] = hourly
 
@@ -471,3 +473,23 @@ def package_locations(self, package_keyname):
 
         regions = self.package_svc.getRegions(id=package['id'], mask=mask)
         return regions
+
+    def get_location_id(self, location):
+        """Finds the location ID of a given datacenter
+
+        This is mostly used so either a dc name, or regions keyname can be used when ordering
+        :param str location: Region Keyname (DALLAS13) or datacenter name (dal13)
+        :returns: integer id of the datacenter
+        """
+
+        if isinstance(location, int):
+            return location
+        mask = "mask[id,name,regions[keyname]]"
+        if match(r'[a-zA-Z]{3}[0-9]{2}', location) is not None:
+            search = {'name': {'operation': location}}
+        else:
+            search = {'regions': {'keyname': {'operation': location}}}
+        datacenter = self.client.call('SoftLayer_Location', 'getDatacenters', mask=mask, filter=search)
+        if len(datacenter) != 1:
+            raise exceptions.SoftLayerError("Unable to find location: %s" % location)
+        return datacenter[0]['id']
diff --git a/tests/CLI/modules/order_tests.py b/tests/CLI/modules/order_tests.py
index 3d049912d..cde0abc31 100644
--- a/tests/CLI/modules/order_tests.py
+++ b/tests/CLI/modules/order_tests.py
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ def test_location_list(self):
 
     def _get_order_items(self):
         item1 = {'keyName': 'ITEM1', 'description': 'description1',
-                 'prices': [{'id': 1111, 'locationGroupId': ''}]}
+                 'prices': [{'id': 1111, 'locationGroupId': None}]}
         item2 = {'keyName': 'ITEM2', 'description': 'description2',
-                 'prices': [{'id': 2222, 'locationGroupId': ''}]}
+                 'prices': [{'id': 2222, 'locationGroupId': None}]}
 
         return [item1, item2]
 
diff --git a/tests/managers/ordering_tests.py b/tests/managers/ordering_tests.py
index 50e3e220a..276249cdf 100644
--- a/tests/managers/ordering_tests.py
+++ b/tests/managers/ordering_tests.py
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ def test_get_preset_by_key_preset_not_found(self):
         self.assertEqual('Preset {} does not exist in package {}'.format(keyname, 'PACKAGE_KEYNAME'), str(exc))
 
     def test_get_price_id_list(self):
-        price1 = {'id': 1234, 'locationGroupId': ''}
+        price1 = {'id': 1234, 'locationGroupId': None}
         item1 = {'id': 1111, 'keyName': 'ITEM1', 'prices': [price1]}
-        price2 = {'id': 5678, 'locationGroupId': ''}
+        price2 = {'id': 5678, 'locationGroupId': None}
         item2 = {'id': 2222, 'keyName': 'ITEM2', 'prices': [price2]}
 
         with mock.patch.object(self.ordering, 'list_items') as list_mock:
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def test_generate_order_with_preset(self):
         items = ['ITEM1', 'ITEM2']
         preset = 'PRESET_KEYNAME'
         expected_order = {'complexType': 'SoftLayer_Container_Foo',
-                          'location': 'DALLAS13',
+                          'location': 1854895,
                           'packageId': 1234,
                           'presetId': 5678,
                           'prices': [{'id': 1111}, {'id': 2222}],
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def test_generate_order(self):
         items = ['ITEM1', 'ITEM2']
         complex_type = 'My_Type'
         expected_order = {'complexType': 'My_Type',
-                          'location': 'DALLAS13',
+                          'location': 1854895,
                           'packageId': 1234,
                           'prices': [{'id': 1111}, {'id': 2222}],
                           'quantity': 1,
@@ -374,3 +374,20 @@ def _patch_for_generate(self):
         to_return[1].return_value = {'id': 5678}
         to_return[2].return_value = [1111, 2222]
         return to_return
+
+    def test_get_location_id_short(self):
+        locations = self.set_mock('SoftLayer_Location', 'getDatacenters')
+        locations.return_value = [{'id': 1854895, 'name': 'dal13', 'regions': [{'keyname': 'DALLAS13'}]}]
+        dc_id = self.ordering.get_location_id('dal13')
+        self.assertEqual(1854895, dc_id)
+
+    def test_get_location_id_keyname(self):
+        locations = self.set_mock('SoftLayer_Location', 'getDatacenters')
+        locations.return_value = [{'id': 1854895, 'name': 'dal13', 'regions': [{'keyname': 'DALLAS13'}]}]
+        dc_id = self.ordering.get_location_id('DALLAS13')
+        self.assertEqual(1854895, dc_id)
+
+    def test_get_location_id_exception(self):
+        locations = self.set_mock('SoftLayer_Location', 'getDatacenters')
+        locations.return_value = []
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.SoftLayerError,  self.ordering.get_location_id, "BURMUDA")