diff --git a/tasks/base.yml b/tasks/base.yml
index 319e462..59cef06 100644
--- a/tasks/base.yml
+++ b/tasks/base.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
   - { key: "datadirectory",        value: "{{ nextcloud.datadir }}" }
   - { key: "defaultapp",           value: "files" }
   - { key: "default_phone_region", value: "DE" }
+  - { key: "default_locale",       value: "de_DE" }
+  - { key: "default_language",     value: "en" }
   - { key: "overwrite.cli.url",    value: "https://{{ nextcloud.externalurl }}"}
   - { key: "profile.enabled",      value: "false", type: "boolean"}