diff --git a/internal/configuration/settings/nordvpn_retro.go b/internal/configuration/settings/nordvpn_retro.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d34416c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/nordvpn_retro.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package settings
+
+// Retro-compatibility because SERVER_REGIONS changed to SERVER_COUNTRIES
+// and SERVER_REGIONS is now the continent field for servers.
+// TODO v4 remove
+func nordvpnRetroRegion(selection ServerSelection, validRegions, validCountries []string) (
+	updatedSelection ServerSelection) {
+	validRegionsMap := stringSliceToMap(validRegions)
+	validCountriesMap := stringSliceToMap(validCountries)
+
+	updatedSelection = selection.copy()
+	updatedSelection.Regions = make([]string, 0, len(selection.Regions))
+	for _, region := range selection.Regions {
+		_, isValid := validRegionsMap[region]
+		if isValid {
+			updatedSelection.Regions = append(updatedSelection.Regions, region)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		_, isValid = validCountriesMap[region]
+		if !isValid {
+			// Region is not valid for the country or region
+			// just leave it to the validation to fail it later
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Region is not valid for a region, but is a valid country
+		// Handle retro-compatibility and transfer the value to the
+		// country field.
+		updatedSelection.Countries = append(updatedSelection.Countries, region)
+	}
+
+	return updatedSelection
+}
+
+func stringSliceToMap(slice []string) (m map[string]struct{}) {
+	m = make(map[string]struct{}, len(slice))
+	for _, s := range slice {
+		m[s] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return m
+}
diff --git a/internal/configuration/settings/serverselection.go b/internal/configuration/settings/serverselection.go
index 57a10e90..62715cc0 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/serverselection.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/serverselection.go
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ func (ss *ServerSelection) validate(vpnServiceProvider string,
 		return err // already wrapped error
 	}
 
+	// Retro-compatibility
+	switch vpnServiceProvider {
+	case providers.Nordvpn:
+		*ss = nordvpnRetroRegion(*ss, filterChoices.Regions, filterChoices.Countries)
+	case providers.Surfshark:
+		*ss = surfsharkRetroRegion(*ss)
+	}
+
 	err = validateServerFilters(*ss, filterChoices)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("for VPN service provider %s: %w", vpnServiceProvider, err)
@@ -163,7 +171,6 @@ func getLocationFilterChoices(vpnServiceProvider string,
 		if err != nil {
 			return models.FilterChoices{}, fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ErrRegionNotValid, err)
 		}
-		*ss = surfsharkRetroRegion(*ss)
 	}
 
 	return filterChoices, nil