diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/utils/country.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/utils/country.ts
index 20555abb8..d9961a388 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/utils/country.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/utils/country.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ const fuzzyDict: Record<string, string> = {
 const getISOCountry = (country: string | null | undefined) => {
   if (!country) return null;
 
-  const code = fuzzyDict[country] ?? Countries.getAlpha2Code(country, "en");
-  if (!code) return null;
+  const code =
+    fuzzyDict[country] ?? Countries.getAlpha2Code(country, "en") ?? country;
+  // Check if code is valid alpha2 iso
+  if (!Countries.alpha2ToAlpha3(code)) return null;
 
   return {
     code,