diff --git a/foerderbarometer/settings.py b/foerderbarometer/settings.py
index 7261d32..5fe2c46 100644
--- a/foerderbarometer/settings.py
+++ b/foerderbarometer/settings.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = password_validators(
 
 USE_I18N = True
 USE_L10N = True
-LANGUAGE_CODE = env('LANGUAGE_CODE', 'en-us')
+LANGUAGE_CODE = env('LANGUAGE_CODE', 'de')
 
 USE_TZ = True
 TIME_ZONE = env('TIME_ZONE', 'UTC')