diff --git a/publichealth/settings/base.py b/publichealth/settings/base.py
index 01f7441..0aa5702 100644
--- a/publichealth/settings/base.py
+++ b/publichealth/settings/base.py
@@ -126,14 +126,12 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/topics/i18n/
 
-LANGUAGE_CODE = 'de-DE'
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'de' # default language
 
 TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Zurich'
 
 USE_I18N = True
-
 USE_L10N = True
-
 USE_TZ = True