diff --git a/server/entity/UserSettings.ts b/server/entity/UserSettings.ts
index 9b602a5be..96227bf08 100644
--- a/server/entity/UserSettings.ts
+++ b/server/entity/UserSettings.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
   @JoinColumn()
   public user: User;
 
-  @Column({ default: 'en' })
+  @Column({ default: '' })
   public locale?: string;
 
   @Column({ nullable: true })
diff --git a/server/migration/1619239659754-AddUserSettingsLocale.ts b/server/migration/1619239659754-AddUserSettingsLocale.ts
index 9f8412a53..9842bca71 100644
--- a/server/migration/1619239659754-AddUserSettingsLocale.ts
+++ b/server/migration/1619239659754-AddUserSettingsLocale.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export class AddUserSettingsLocale1619239659754 implements MigrationInterface {
 
   public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
     await queryRunner.query(
-      `CREATE TABLE "temporary_user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationAgents" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT (2), "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT ('en'), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
+      `CREATE TABLE "temporary_user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationAgents" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT (2), "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT (''), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
     );
     await queryRunner.query(
       `INSERT INTO "temporary_user_settings"("id", "notificationAgents", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey") SELECT "id", "notificationAgents", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey" FROM "user_settings"`
diff --git a/server/migration/1619339817343-AddUserSettingsNotificationTypes.ts b/server/migration/1619339817343-AddUserSettingsNotificationTypes.ts
index 111bdd4e3..67d770722 100644
--- a/server/migration/1619339817343-AddUserSettingsNotificationTypes.ts
+++ b/server/migration/1619339817343-AddUserSettingsNotificationTypes.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export class AddUserSettingsNotificationTypes1619339817343
 
   public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
     await queryRunner.query(
-      `CREATE TABLE "temporary_user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationTypes" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT (2), "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT ('en'), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
+      `CREATE TABLE "temporary_user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationTypes" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT (2), "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT (''), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
     );
     await queryRunner.query(
       `INSERT INTO "temporary_user_settings"("id", "notificationTypes", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey", "locale") SELECT "id", "notificationAgents", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey", "locale" FROM "user_settings"`
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class AddUserSettingsNotificationTypes1619339817343
       `ALTER TABLE "temporary_user_settings" RENAME TO "user_settings"`
     );
     await queryRunner.query(
-      `CREATE TABLE "temporary_user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationTypes" text, "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT ('en'), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
+      `CREATE TABLE "temporary_user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationTypes" text, "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT (''), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
     );
     await queryRunner.query(
       `INSERT INTO "temporary_user_settings"("id", "notificationTypes", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey", "locale") SELECT "id", "notificationTypes", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey", "locale" FROM "user_settings"`
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class AddUserSettingsNotificationTypes1619339817343
       `ALTER TABLE "user_settings" RENAME TO "temporary_user_settings"`
     );
     await queryRunner.query(
-      `CREATE TABLE "user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationTypes" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT (2), "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT ('en'), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
+      `CREATE TABLE "user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationTypes" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT (2), "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT (''), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
     );
     await queryRunner.query(
       `INSERT INTO "user_settings"("id", "notificationTypes", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey", "locale") SELECT "id", "notificationTypes", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey", "locale" FROM "temporary_user_settings"`
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class AddUserSettingsNotificationTypes1619339817343
       `ALTER TABLE "user_settings" RENAME TO "temporary_user_settings"`
     );
     await queryRunner.query(
-      `CREATE TABLE "user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationAgents" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT (2), "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT ('en'), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
+      `CREATE TABLE "user_settings" ("id" integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL, "notificationAgents" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT (2), "discordId" varchar, "userId" integer, "region" varchar, "originalLanguage" varchar, "telegramChatId" varchar, "telegramSendSilently" boolean, "pgpKey" varchar, "locale" varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT (''), CONSTRAINT "UQ_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" UNIQUE ("userId"), CONSTRAINT "FK_986a2b6d3c05eb4091bb8066f78" FOREIGN KEY ("userId") REFERENCES "user" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION)`
     );
     await queryRunner.query(
       `INSERT INTO "user_settings"("id", "notificationAgents", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey", "locale") SELECT "id", "notificationTypes", "discordId", "userId", "region", "originalLanguage", "telegramChatId", "telegramSendSilently", "pgpKey", "locale" FROM "temporary_user_settings"`
diff --git a/src/components/UserProfile/UserSettings/UserGeneralSettings/index.tsx b/src/components/UserProfile/UserSettings/UserGeneralSettings/index.tsx
index b6f1286d5..071debbf2 100644
--- a/src/components/UserProfile/UserSettings/UserGeneralSettings/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UserProfile/UserSettings/UserGeneralSettings/index.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const UserGeneralSettings: React.FC = () => {
       </div>
       <Formik
         initialValues={{
-          locale: data?.locale ?? 'en',
+          locale: data?.locale,
           displayName: data?.username,
           region: data?.region,
           originalLanguage: data?.originalLanguage,