diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
index 7b94163d256c257bc0eb089bf7d357883d45f6ba..95f4ed511b45ef3e73d9b0ca7016bbc68c84f179 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ export class AppShell extends ScopedElementsMixin(AdapterLitElement) {
                 <dbp-notification lang="${this.lang}"></dbp-notification>
                 <header>
                     <div class="hd1-left">
-                        <dbp-language-select subscribe="lang"></dbp-language-select>
+                        <dbp-language-select lang="${this.lang}"></dbp-language-select>
                     </div>
                     <div class="hd1-middle">
                     </div>