diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index 5be9feb8..77c0f2c9 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,10 @@ void MeshService::loop()
 bool MeshService::reloadConfig()
 {
     // If we can successfully set this radio to these settings, save them to disk
+
+    // This will also update the region as needed
     bool didReset = nodeDB.resetRadioConfig(); // Don't let the phone send us fatally bad settings
+    
     configChanged.notifyObservers(NULL);
     nodeDB.saveToDisk();
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 1febc0ae..3714f403 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ bool NodeDB::resetRadioConfig()
         radioConfig.preferences.region = RegionCode_TW;
     }
 
+    // Update the global myRegion
+    initRegion();
+    
     return didFactoryReset;
 }
 
@@ -245,9 +248,6 @@ void NodeDB::init()
             }
     }
 
-    // Update the global myRegion
-    initRegion();
-
     strncpy(myNodeInfo.firmware_version, optstr(APP_VERSION), sizeof(myNodeInfo.firmware_version));
     strncpy(myNodeInfo.hw_model, HW_VENDOR, sizeof(myNodeInfo.hw_model));
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
index c35075c6..83bf5aa3 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
@@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ const RegionInfo *myRegion;
 
 void initRegion()
 {
-    if (!myRegion) {
-        const RegionInfo *r = regions;
-        for (; r->code != RegionCode_Unset && r->code != radioConfig.preferences.region; r++)
-            ;
-        myRegion = r;
-        DEBUG_MSG("Wanted region %d, using %s\n", radioConfig.preferences.region, r->name);
+    const RegionInfo *r = regions;
+    for (; r->code != RegionCode_Unset && r->code != radioConfig.preferences.region; r++)
+        ;
+    myRegion = r;
+    DEBUG_MSG("Wanted region %d, using %s\n", radioConfig.preferences.region, r->name);
 
-        myNodeInfo.num_channels = myRegion->numChannels; // Tell our android app how many channels we have
-    }
+    myNodeInfo.num_channels = myRegion->numChannels; // Tell our android app how many channels we have
 }
 
 /**