diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 2f07c2bdcc..da911523b1 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ module Mastodon
       if config.i18n.available_locales.include?(custom_default_locale)
         custom_default_locale
       else
-        :'en-DG'
+        :'en'
       end
     end