diff --git a/src/Conventional_Monitor/data_extract/ush/ConMon_DE_rgn.sh b/src/Conventional_Monitor/data_extract/ush/ConMon_DE_rgn.sh
index 5719879..479cf2c 100755
--- a/src/Conventional_Monitor/data_extract/ush/ConMon_DE_rgn.sh
+++ b/src/Conventional_Monitor/data_extract/ush/ConMon_DE_rgn.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function set_hr_tm(){
 echo "Begin ConMon_DE_rgn.sh"
 exit_value=0
 
+export AREA='rgn'
 nargs=$#
 if [[ ${nargs} -lt 1 || ${nargs} -gt 7 ]]; then
    usage