diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index ba219f77..999760b8 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ app.use(async function (req, res, next) {
         req.rawUser = authenticate(req);
         req.user = req.rawUser && req.rawUser.authenticated ? req.rawUser : null;
         req.isGranted = (area = '', locale = global.config.locale) => req.user && isGranted(req.user, locale, area);
-        req.locales = buildLocaleList();
+        req.locales = buildLocaleList(global.config.locale, global.config.locale === '_');
         req.db = new LazyDatabase();
         req.isUserAllowedToPost = async () => {
             const user = await req.db.get(SQL`SELECT bannedReason FROM users WHERE id = ${req.user.id}`);