diff --git a/metadata-generator.html b/metadata-generator.html
index e9c4a8e..1b0e6ea 100644
--- a/metadata-generator.html
+++ b/metadata-generator.html
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@
     addCreator();
     $("#inputEducationalLevel option[value='https://w3id.org/kim/educationalLevel/level_A']").attr("selected", "true");
     $('.selectpicker').selectpicker('refresh');
+
+    var userLang = navigator.language || navigator.userLanguage;
+    if (userLang) {
+      changeLanguage(userLang);
+    }
   }
   let vocabInstitutions = []
 
@@ -721,7 +726,8 @@
       lng: "de",
       debug: false,
       nsSeparator: "#",
-      resources: res
+      resources: res,
+      fallbackLng: 'en'
     });
     updateContent();
     i18next.on("languageChanged", () => {