diff --git a/scripts/commands/update-readme.js b/scripts/commands/update-readme.js
index 0ba6bafb..db6021fe 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/update-readme.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/update-readme.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ async function generateCountriesTable() {
     const country = countries[code]
 
     rows.push({
-      name: `${country.flag} ${country.name}`,
+      flag: country.flag,
+      name: country.name,
       channels: item.count,
       epg: `<code>https://iptv-org.github.io/epg/guides/${item.gid}/${item.site}.epg.xml</code>`
     })
diff --git a/scripts/core/markdown.js b/scripts/core/markdown.js
index 6488c3f5..8d7d8750 100644
--- a/scripts/core/markdown.js
+++ b/scripts/core/markdown.js
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ markdown.createTable = function (data, cols) {
     for (let [i, item] of group.entries()) {
       const rowspan = group.length > 1 ? ` rowspan="${group.length}"` : ''
       output += '    <tr>'
-      if (i === 0) output += `<td align="left" valign="top" nowrap${rowspan}>${item.name}</td>`
+      if (i === 0) {
+        const name = item.flag ? `${item.flag} ${item.name}` : item.name
+        output += `<td align="left" valign="top" nowrap${rowspan}>${name}</td>`
+      }
       output += `<td align="right">${item.channels}</td>`
       output += `<td align="left" nowrap>${item.epg}</td>`
       output += '</tr>\n'
diff --git a/tests/__data__/expected/readme.md b/tests/__data__/expected/readme.md
index f48d2936..1d561a56 100644
--- a/tests/__data__/expected/readme.md
+++ b/tests/__data__/expected/readme.md
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ To load a program guide, all you need to do is copy the link to one or more of t
     <tr><th align="left">Country</th><th align="left">Channels</th><th align="left">EPG</th></tr>
   </thead>
   <tbody>
+    <tr><td align="left" valign="top" nowrap>🇿🇦 South Africa</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="left" nowrap><code>https://iptv-org.github.io/epg/guides/za/dstv.com.epg.xml</code></td></tr>
     <tr><td align="left" valign="top" nowrap rowspan="2">🇺🇸 United States</td><td align="right">372</td><td align="left" nowrap><code>https://iptv-org.github.io/epg/guides/us/tvtv.us.epg.xml</code></td></tr>
     <tr><td align="right">74</td><td align="left" nowrap><code>https://iptv-org.github.io/epg/guides/us/magticom.ge.epg.xml</code></td></tr>
-    <tr><td align="left" valign="top" nowrap>🇿🇦 South Africa</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="left" nowrap><code>https://iptv-org.github.io/epg/guides/za/dstv.com.epg.xml</code></td></tr>
   </tbody>
 </table>