diff --git a/api/config.lua b/api/config.lua
index aad9452c..7ce1eff5 100644
--- a/api/config.lua
+++ b/api/config.lua
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function pfUI:LoadConfig()
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("global",     nil,           "font_unit_size",   "12")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("global",     nil,           "font_combat",      "Interface\\AddOns\\pfUI\\fonts\\Continuum.ttf")
 
-  pfUI:UpdateConfig("global",     nil,           "force_region",     "1")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("global",     nil,           "force_region",     "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("global",     nil,           "errors_limit",     "1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("global",     nil,           "errors_hide",      "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("global",     nil,           "hidebuff",         "0")
diff --git a/env/fonts.lua b/env/fonts.lua
index b534a221..44727f68 100644
--- a/env/fonts.lua
+++ b/env/fonts.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ else
 end
 
 function pfUI.environment:UpdateFonts()
+  -- force locale based fonts
+  if pfUI_config and pfUI_config.global and pfUI_config.global.force_region == "1" then
+    if GetLocale() == "zhCN" then
+      pfUI_config.global.font_default = "Fonts\\FZXHLJW.TTF"
+      pfUI_config.global.font_combat = "Fonts\\FZXHLJW.TTF"
+      pfUI_config.global.font_unit = "Fonts\\FZXHLJW.TTF"
+    elseif GetLocale() == "koKR" then
+      pfUI_config.global.font_default = "Fonts\\2002.TTF"
+      pfUI_config.global.font_combat = "Fonts\\2002.TTF"
+      pfUI_config.global.font_unit = "Fonts\\2002.TTF"
+    end
+  end
+
   if pfUI_config and pfUI_config.global and pfUI_config.global.font_default then
     pfUI.font_default = pfUI_config.global.font_default or "Interface\\AddOns\\pfUI\\fonts\\Myriad-Pro.ttf"
     pfUI.font_unit = pfUI_config.global.font_unit or "Interface\\AddOns\\pfUI\\fonts\\BigNoodleTitling.ttf"
@@ -18,19 +31,6 @@ function pfUI.environment:UpdateFonts()
     pfUI.font_combat = "Interface\\AddOns\\pfUI\\fonts\\Continuum.ttf"
   end
 
-  -- force locale based fonts
-  if pfUI_config and pfUI_config.global and pfUI_config.global.force_region == "1" then
-    if GetLocale() == "zhCN" then
-      pfUI.font_default = "Fonts\\FZXHLJW.TTF"
-      pfUI.font_combat = "Fonts\\FZXHLJW.TTF"
-      pfUI.font_unit = "Fonts\\FZXHLJW.TTF"
-    elseif GetLocale() == "koKR" then
-      pfUI.font_default = "Fonts\\2002.TTF"
-      pfUI.font_combat = "Fonts\\2002.TTF"
-      pfUI.font_unit = "Fonts\\2002.TTF"
-    end
-  end
-
   STANDARD_TEXT_FONT = pfUI.font_default;
   UNIT_NAME_FONT = pfUI.font_default;
   DAMAGE_TEXT_FONT = pfUI.font_combat;