diff --git a/web/src/interfaces/locale.ts b/web/src/interfaces/locale.ts
index cfb1ab476..73c0acc56 100644
--- a/web/src/interfaces/locale.ts
+++ b/web/src/interfaces/locale.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ i18n.load("en", localeEN);
 i18n.load("debug", localeDEBUG);
 i18n.activate("en");
 
-if (window.location.search.includes("debugLocale")) {
-    i18n.activate("debug");
+const DEFAULT_FALLBACK = () => "en";
+
+const detected =
+    detect(fromUrl("lang"), fromStorage("lang"), fromNavigator(), DEFAULT_FALLBACK) ||
+    DEFAULT_FALLBACK();
+if (detected in i18n._messages) {
+    console.debug(`authentik/locale: Activating detected locale '${detected}'`);
+    i18n.activate(detected);
+} else {
+    console.debug(`authentik/locale: No locale for '${detected}', falling back to en`);
+    i18n.activate(DEFAULT_FALLBACK());
 }