diff --git a/config/alprd.conf.defaults b/config/alprd.conf.defaults
index 0e62337..b58c225 100644
--- a/config/alprd.conf.defaults
+++ b/config/alprd.conf.defaults
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ; country determines the training dataset used for recognizing plates.  
 ; Valid values are: us, eu, au, auwide, gb, kr, mx, sg
 country = us
+;pattern = ca
 
 ; text name identifier for this location
 ;   site_id = your-unique-sitename
diff --git a/src/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon.cpp
index 8446b56..0a61ef8 100644
--- a/src/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct CaptureThreadData
   
   std::string config_file;
   std::string country_code;
+  std::string pattern;
   bool output_images;
   std::string output_image_folder;
   int top_n;
@@ -171,7 +172,6 @@ int main( int argc, const char** argv )
   
   std::string daemon_defaults_file = INSTALL_PREFIX  "/share/openalpr/config/alprd.defaults.conf";
   DaemonConfig daemon_config(daemonConfigFile, daemon_defaults_file);
-
   
   if (daemon_config.stream_urls.size() == 0)
   {
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char** argv )
       tdata->company_id = daemon_config.company_id;
       tdata->site_id = daemon_config.site_id;
       tdata->top_n = daemon_config.topn;
+      tdata->pattern = daemon_config.pattern;
       tdata->clock_on = clockOn;
       
       tthread::thread* thread_recognize = new tthread::thread(streamRecognitionThread, (void*) tdata);
@@ -233,9 +234,11 @@ void streamRecognitionThread(void* arg)
   
   LOG4CPLUS_INFO(logger, "country: " << tdata->country_code << " -- config file: " << tdata->config_file );
   LOG4CPLUS_INFO(logger, "Stream " << tdata->camera_id << ": " << tdata->stream_url);
+  LOG4CPLUS_INFO(logger, "Region " << tdata->pattern);
   
   Alpr alpr(tdata->country_code, tdata->config_file);
   alpr.setTopN(tdata->top_n);
+  alpr.setDefaultRegion(tdata->pattern);
   
   
   int framenum = 0;
@@ -467,4 +470,4 @@ bool uploadPost(CURL* curl, std::string url, std::string data)
   return success;
 
   
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/daemon/daemonconfig.cpp b/src/daemon/daemonconfig.cpp
index f6aeb4d..0a6b203 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemonconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/daemonconfig.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ DaemonConfig::DaemonConfig(std::string config_file, std::string config_defaults_
   upload_url = getString(&ini, &defaultIni, "daemon", "upload_address", "");
   company_id = getString(&ini, &defaultIni, "daemon", "company_id", "");
   site_id = getString(&ini, &defaultIni, "daemon", "site_id", "");
+  pattern = getString(&ini, &defaultIni, "daemon", "pattern", "");
 }
 
 DaemonConfig::~DaemonConfig() {
diff --git a/src/daemon/daemonconfig.h b/src/daemon/daemonconfig.h
index 766563e..5f98ba3 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemonconfig.h
+++ b/src/daemon/daemonconfig.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
   std::string upload_url;
   std::string company_id;
   std::string site_id;
+  std::string pattern;
   
 private: