diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 02c24ba..e6441fe 100755
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -145,9 +145,10 @@ then
 	config_locale=$(exec_occ config:system:get default_locale)
 	if [ "$config_locale" == "" ]; then
 		# If it's not set in config use "US" as default
-		config_locale="US"
+		country="US"
+	else
+		country=$(echo "$config_locale" | awk -F'_' '{print $2}')
 	fi
-	country=$(echo "$config_locale" | awk -F'_' '{print $2}')
 	exec_occ config:system:set default_phone_region --value="$country"
     fi