diff --git a/server/i18n/index.js b/server/i18n/index.js
index 745e541..5c94330 100644
--- a/server/i18n/index.js
+++ b/server/i18n/index.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ async function plugin (fastify, opts, done) {
 
     // Set the default language to English after parsing locales because it has the most coverage.
     i18n.default = i18n.en;
+    i18n.pages.default = i18n.pages.en;
   } catch (ex) {
     console.error('Could not get locales folder.\n', ex);
   }
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 8d8e49c..f51f008 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ fastify.addHook('onRequest', async (request, reply) => {
       request.user = user;
     }
   }
-  if (typeof request.cookies.lang !== 'undefined') {
-    request.language = request.cookies.lang;
-  }
+  request.language = typeof request.cookies.lang !== 'undefined' ? request.cookies.lang : 'en';
 });
 
 // Store i18n files in fastify object and register locales routes