diff --git a/vpn-auto.sh b/vpn-auto.sh
index b8c1dc2..047712c 100755
--- a/vpn-auto.sh
+++ b/vpn-auto.sh
@@ -83,15 +83,17 @@ if [ -n "$US_SERVERS" ]; then
         state="${server#US-}"
         state="${state%%#*}"
         
+        # ⚡ Bolt: Replaced regex evaluation (=~) with native bash glob matching.
+        # Impact: Avoids regex compilation overhead in a tight loop, speeding up server filtering.
         # Check against exclusions
-        if [[ "$state" =~ ^($EXCLUDED_STATES)$ ]]; then
+        if [[ "|$EXCLUDED_STATES|" == *"|$state|"* ]]; then
             continue
         fi
         
         FILTERED_SERVERS+=("$server")
         
         # Check against favorites
-        if [[ "$state" =~ ^($FAVORED_STATES)$ ]]; then
+        if [[ "|$FAVORED_STATES|" == *"|$state|"* ]]; then
             FAVORED_SERVERS+=("$server")
         fi
     done