diff --git a/syncplay/messages.py b/syncplay/messages.py
index 5091c03..355b1c8 100755
--- a/syncplay/messages.py
+++ b/syncplay/messages.py
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ def getMissingStrings():
 def getInitialLanguage():
     import locale
     try:
-        initialLanguage = locale.getdefaultlocale("language")[0].split("_")[0]
+        initialLanguage = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0].split("_")[0]
         if not messages.has_key(initialLanguage):
             initialLanguage = constants.FALLBACK_INITIAL_LANGUAGE
     except: