diff --git a/src/modules/locale/Config.cpp b/src/modules/locale/Config.cpp
index 22a942b2a..8593f8385 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/Config.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ Config::setCurrentLocation()
     {
         setCurrentLocation( m_startingTimezone.first, m_startingTimezone.second );
     }
+    if ( !m_selectedLocaleConfiguration.explicit_lang )
+    {
+        auto newLocale = automaticLocaleConfiguration();
+        setLanguage( newLocale.language() );
+    }
 }
 
 void