diff --git a/meraki.py b/meraki.py
index b4a4fe6b..81dfb57e 100644
--- a/meraki.py
+++ b/meraki.py
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 
 base_url = 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v0'
 
+def updateBaseUrl(shard):
+          base_url = 'https://'+shard+'.meraki.com/api/v0'
+          
+
 tzlist = ['Africa/Abidjan',
           'Africa/Accra',
           'Africa/Addis_Ababa',