diff --git a/v1/instancetype.go b/v1/instancetype.go
index 5401a769..77d9083d 100644
--- a/v1/instancetype.go
+++ b/v1/instancetype.go
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ func ValidateLocationalInstanceTypes(ctx context.Context, client CloudInstanceTy
 	}
 
 	// Validate that locational results are a subset of all-location results
-	if len(locationalTypes) >= len(allLocationTypes) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("locational instance types (%d) should be fewer than all-location types (%d)",
+	if len(locationalTypes) > len(allLocationTypes) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locational instance types (%d) should not exceed all-location types (%d)",
 			len(locationalTypes), len(allLocationTypes))
 	}
 
diff --git a/v1/networking_validation.go b/v1/networking_validation.go
index 45fdf716..bacbda44 100644
--- a/v1/networking_validation.go
+++ b/v1/networking_validation.go
@@ -491,6 +491,17 @@ func setupMicroK8sCommand(ctx context.Context, sshClient *ssh.Client, instanceID
 	_, _, err := sshClient.RunCommand(ctx, checkCmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("MicroK8s not found or not ready, attempting to install on instance %s\n", instanceID)
+
+		// Ensure snap is available, install snapd if not
+		_, _, snapErr := sshClient.RunCommand(ctx, "snap --version")
+		if snapErr != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("snap not found, installing snapd on instance %s\n", instanceID)
+			_, stderr, installErr := sshClient.RunCommand(ctx, "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y snapd")
+			if installErr != nil {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to install snapd: %w, stderr: %s", installErr, stderr)
+			}
+		}
+
 		_, stderr, installErr := sshClient.RunCommand(ctx, "sudo snap install microk8s --classic")
 		if installErr != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("microk8s not available and failed to install: %w, stderr: %s", installErr, stderr)
diff --git a/v1/providers/sfcompute/instancetype.go b/v1/providers/sfcompute/instancetype.go
index 6858e93f..515f5efa 100644
--- a/v1/providers/sfcompute/instancetype.go
+++ b/v1/providers/sfcompute/instancetype.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package v1
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -24,8 +23,6 @@ const (
 	diskTypeSSD            = "ssd"
 )
 
-var allowedZones = []string{"hayesvalley", "yerba"}
-
 func makeDefaultInstanceTypePrice(amount string, currencyCode string) currency.Amount {
 	instanceTypePrice, err := currency.NewAmount(amount, currencyCode)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -186,12 +183,7 @@ func (c *SFCClient) getZones(ctx context.Context, includeUnavailable bool) ([]sf
 
 	zones := make([]sfcnodes.ZoneListResponseData, 0, len(resp.Data))
 	for _, zone := range resp.Data {
-		// If the zone is not allowed, skip it
-		if !slices.Contains(allowedZones, strings.ToLower(zone.Name)) {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// If the there is no available capacity, and skip it
+		// If the there is no available capacity, skip it
 		if len(zone.AvailableCapacity) == 0 && !includeUnavailable {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/v1/providers/sfcompute/validation_test.go b/v1/providers/sfcompute/validation_test.go
index 196c7397..cd0a12da 100644
--- a/v1/providers/sfcompute/validation_test.go
+++ b/v1/providers/sfcompute/validation_test.go
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ func TestValidationFunctions(t *testing.T) {
 	config := validation.ProviderConfig{
 		Credential: NewSFCCredential("validation-test", apiKey),
 		StableIDs: []v1.InstanceTypeID{
-			"hayesvalley-noSub-h100",
-			"yerba-noSub-h100",
+			"richmond-noSub-h100",
 		},
 	}