diff --git a/Modules/Language/app/Services/LanguageService.php b/Modules/Language/app/Services/LanguageService.php
index 01ce42b7..7f535d3d 100644
--- a/Modules/Language/app/Services/LanguageService.php
+++ b/Modules/Language/app/Services/LanguageService.php
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ class LanguageService extends MediaService
 
    protected function getDefaultLocale(): string
    {
-      return config('app.fallback_locale', config('app.locale', 'en'));
+      $default = Language::where('is_default', true)->value('code');
+
+      if ($default) {
+         return $default;
+      }
+
+      return config('app.locale', 'en');
    }
 
    protected function buildTranslationsFromFiles(string $locale): array