diff --git a/packages/language-select/src/language-select.js b/packages/language-select/src/language-select.js
index bb365287a206da472ff674c11e92df6c586d754c..550fb65dab0af96440dd4b26969e3a515d5ea604 100644
--- a/packages/language-select/src/language-select.js
+++ b/packages/language-select/src/language-select.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class LanguageSelect extends LitElement {
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this.lang = 'en';
+        this.lang = 'de';
         this.languages = ['de', 'en'];
 
         i18n.t('de');