diff --git a/pkg/controller/chat/chat.go b/pkg/controller/chat/chat.go
index c4ce8c3..bebcf65 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/chat/chat.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/chat/chat.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func Landing() http.HandlerFunc {
 			}
 
 			// Country flag emoji.
-			emoji, err := geoip.GetRequestCountryFlag(r)
+			emoji, err := geoip.GetRequestCountryFlagWithCode(r)
 			if err != nil {
 				emoji, err = geoip.CountryFlagEmojiWithCode("US")
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/geoip/geoip.go b/pkg/geoip/geoip.go
index b562a70..eb2983c 100644
--- a/pkg/geoip/geoip.go
+++ b/pkg/geoip/geoip.go
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ func GetRequestCountryFlag(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
 	return CountryFlagEmoji(city.Country.IsoCode)
 }
 
+// GetRequestCountryFlagWithCode returns the flag joined with the country code by a space (like CountryFlagEmojiWithCode).
+func GetRequestCountryFlagWithCode(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
+	city, err := GetRequestCity(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If the remote addr is localhost (local dev testing), default to US flag.
+		if addr := utility.IPAddress(r); addr == "127.0.0.1" || addr == "::1" {
+			return CountryFlagEmojiWithCode("US")
+		}
+
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return CountryFlagEmojiWithCode(city.Country.IsoCode)
+}
+
 // GetCity queries the GeoIP database for city information for an IP address.
 func GetCity(ip net.IP) (*geoip2.City, error) {
 	db, err := geoip2.Open(config.GeoIPPath)