diff --git a/helpers/countries.js b/helpers/countries.js
index 8770a643..41861cdd 100644
--- a/helpers/countries.js
+++ b/helpers/countries.js
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ const countries = require('i18n-iso-countries')
 	, countryCodes = ['XX', 'T1', 'TOR']
 		.concat(Object.keys(countryNamesMap));
 
+//this dumb library conveniently includes 2 names for some countries...
+Object.entries(countryNamesMap)
+	.filter(e => Array.isArray(e[1]))
+	.forEach(c => countryNamesMap[0] = c[1][0]) //use the first name
+
 countryNamesMap['XX'] = 'Unknown';
 countryNamesMap['T1'] = 'Tor Exit Node';
 countryNamesMap['TOR'] = 'Tor Onion';