diff --git a/configs/airootfs/root/configurator b/configs/airootfs/root/configurator
index e2dbe6d..c65ceb3 100644
--- a/configs/airootfs/root/configurator
+++ b/configs/airootfs/root/configurator
@@ -385,10 +385,10 @@ user_step() {
 
     # The timezone selects the region (mirrors and repositories), using the
     # same lookup as the orchestrator. Global installs get no extra row.
-    region=$(cd /usr/share/omarchy-iso 2>/dev/null && python -m orchestrator.region "$timezone") || region="global"
-    region_row=""
-    if [[ $region != "global" ]]; then
-      region_row="\n$(omarchy_text Region),$region"
+    local summary_region region_row=""
+    summary_region=$(cd /usr/share/omarchy-iso 2>/dev/null && python -m orchestrator.region "$timezone") || summary_region="global"
+    if [[ $summary_region != "global" ]]; then
+      region_row="\n$(omarchy_text Region),$summary_region"
     fi
 
     # Add manual padding since gum table -p doesn't respect padding