diff --git a/i18n.py b/i18n.py
index 5767d88..ec7a866 100644
--- a/i18n.py
+++ b/i18n.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def load_language_list(language):
 class I18nAuto:
     def __init__(self, language=None):
         if language in ['auto', None]:
-            language = locale.getlocale()[0]
+            language = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0]#getlocale can't identify the system's language ((None, None))
         if not os.path.exists(f"./i18n/{language}.json"):
             language = "en_US"
         self.language = language