diff --git a/eva/settings_production.py b/eva/settings_production.py
index 5a77b71..b21ce6e 100644
--- a/eva/settings_production.py
+++ b/eva/settings_production.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/i18n/
 
-LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'de'
 
 TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
 
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ USE_L10N = True
 
 USE_TZ = True
 
+LOCALE_PATHS = ( os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'locale'), )
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/