diff --git a/app/models/region.rb b/app/models/region.rb
index be18da78..5c47a3e9 100644
--- a/app/models/region.rb
+++ b/app/models/region.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Region < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :orgas, dependent: :destroy
 
   default_scope { order :name }
-  scope :local, ->(*) { where url: nil }
+  scope :local, ->(*) { where url: '' }
   scope :region, (lambda do |region|
     return if region.nil? || region == 'all' || region.to_i.zero?
     temp = Region.find region