# 'Default Locale' stopped working (again)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-locale-stopped-working-again/95631
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 25, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-locale-stopped-working-again/95631 "2018-08-25T16:21:00Z")
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### Author: ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-locale-stopped-working-again/95631/11 "2018-09-05T20:01:28Z")

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Please take a look at the configuration file for the Discourse Docker container (probably `app.yml`) and make sure that `DISCOURSE_DEFAULT_LOCALE` is commented out. It should look like this:

```
# DISCOURSE_DEFAULT_LOCALE: en

```

You won’t be able to change the `default_locale` within Discourse when that environment variable is set.

@sam I don’t think this is a bug, but it might be a good idea to disable changing the locale the UI (wizard and site settings) if it is shadowed. A hint why it is disabled would be great too. What do you think?

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