diff --git a/src/frontend/src/i18n.ts b/src/frontend/src/i18n.ts
index d3ec6f2af0..907b3cda90 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/i18n.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const normalizeLanguage = (lang?: string | null): string => {
 };
 
 export const detectedLang = normalizeLanguage(
-  localStorage.getItem("languagePreference") || navigator.language,
+  localStorage.getItem("languagePreference") || "en",
 );
 
 const i18n = i18next.createInstance();