diff --git a/prod/status_im/i18n_resources.cljs b/prod/status_im/i18n_resources.cljs
index 819da87e5694..22c5e7669d97 100644
--- a/prod/status_im/i18n_resources.cljs
+++ b/prod/status_im/i18n_resources.cljs
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@
   (cond->
     {:en (require-translation :en)}
     (not= :en default-device-language)
-    (assoc default-device-language
+    (assoc (-> (name default-device-language)
+               (string/replace "_" "-")
+               keyword)
            (require-translation default-device-language))))
 
 (defn load-language [lang]