diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index ca010b8..6ac0b34 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   establish_connection Baas::settings[:local_db]
 
   has_many :ownerships
   has_many :hosts, through: :ownerships, inverse_of: :users
 
   enum user_type: { institutional: 0, vima: 1, okeanos: 2, admin: 3 }
 
   validates :username, :user_type, presence: true
 
   # Composes the user's display name from the user's username and email
   #
   # @return [String]
   def display_name
     "#{username} <#{email}>"
   end
+
+  # Determines if the user must select hosts from a list or enter their
+  # FQDN manually
+  #
+  # @return [Boolean]
+  def needs_host_list?
+    vima? || okeanos?
+  end
 end