diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 370a58cc..b35ce036 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.2-develop28
+1.16.2-develop29
diff --git a/modules/builder.py b/modules/builder.py
index e6f3c2e6..cdc990da 100644
--- a/modules/builder.py
+++ b/modules/builder.py
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ class CollectionBuilder:
             else:
                 logger.error(f"{self.Type} Error: Theme Path Does Not Exist: {os.path.abspath(method_data)}")
         elif method_name == "tmdb_region":
-            self.tmdb_region = util.parse(self.Type, method_name, str(method_data).upper(), options=self.config.TMDb.iso_3166_1)
+            self.tmdb_region = util.parse(self.Type, method_name, method_data, options=self.config.TMDb.iso_3166_1)
         elif method_name == "collection_mode":
             self.details[method_name] = util.check_collection_mode(method_data)
         elif method_name == "minimum_items":
diff --git a/modules/config.py b/modules/config.py
index e9d252df..9b05d7c8 100644
--- a/modules/config.py
+++ b/modules/config.py
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@ class ConfigFile:
                     "language": check_for_attribute(self.data, "language", parent="tmdb", default="en"),
                     "expiration": check_for_attribute(self.data, "cache_expiration", parent="tmdb", var_type="int", default=60)
                 })
-                self.TMDb.region = check_for_attribute(self.data, "region", parent="tmdb", test_list=self.TMDb.iso_3166_1, default_is_none=True)
+                region = check_for_attribute(self.data, "region", parent="tmdb", test_list=self.TMDb.iso_3166_1, default_is_none=True)
+                self.TMDb.region = str(region).upper() if region else region
                 logger.info(f"TMDb Connection {'Failed' if self.TMDb is None else 'Successful'}")
             else:
                 raise Failed("Config Error: tmdb attribute not found")
diff --git a/modules/tmdb.py b/modules/tmdb.py
index 956949ec..d943a165 100644
--- a/modules/tmdb.py
+++ b/modules/tmdb.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class TMDb:
             self.TMDb = TMDbAPIs(self.apikey, language=self.language, session=self.config.session)
         except TMDbException as e:
             raise Failed(f"TMDb Error: {e}")
-        self.iso_3166_1 = [i.upper() for i in self.TMDb._iso_3166_1]
+        self.iso_3166_1 = {iso: i.name for iso, i in self.TMDb._iso_3166_1.items()}
 
     def convert_from(self, tmdb_id, convert_to, is_movie):
         item = self.get_movie(tmdb_id) if is_movie else self.get_show(tmdb_id)