diff --git a/configs/appcfg/xinit_template b/configs/appcfg/xinit_template
index 9694094..f95f147 100644
--- a/configs/appcfg/xinit_template
+++ b/configs/appcfg/xinit_template
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ amixer set "Line Out" 50%
 #mpv --quiet --no-video ~/welcome.ogg &
 
 # You will sometime get SMS or calls from not
-#  country code prefixed phone numbers. To ensure
-#  we match your contacts, we will use this one.
-#export DEFAULT_NUMBER_PREFIX=+33
+#  country code prefixed phone numbers. To make
+#  it easy to fixup configure the default countryu.
+#export DEFAULT_COUNTRY=FR
 
 # turn on modemmonitor on login
 # Note: if the modemmonitor is not on you can
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_contactmenu.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_contactmenu.sh
index 02468e3..b4ab0ed 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_contactmenu.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_contactmenu.sh
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 . "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
 
 valid_number() {
-	if pn valid "$1"; then
+	if pn valid ${DEFAULT_COUNTRY:+-c "$DEFAULT_COUNTRY"} "$1"; then
 		echo "$1"
 		return
 	fi
 
 	REFORMATTED="$(pn find ${DEFAULT_COUNTRY:+-c "$DEFAULT_COUNTRY"} "$1")"
-	if pn valid "$REFORMATTED"; then
+	if pn valid ${DEFAULT_COUNTRY:+-c "$DEFAULT_COUNTRY"} "$REFORMATTED"; then
 		echo "$REFORMATTED"
 		return
 	fi