diff --git a/webapp/stores/localization_store.jsx b/webapp/stores/localization_store.jsx
index 0a25c860dd..2eb4826997 100644
--- a/webapp/stores/localization_store.jsx
+++ b/webapp/stores/localization_store.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class LocalizationStoreClass extends EventEmitter {
     constructor() {
         super();
 
-        this.currentLocale = '';
+        this.currentLocale = 'en';
         this.currentTranslations = null;
     }