diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index f53d20e..4ce51ea 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ lang() {
 	header "Sprache"
 	multiplechoice "de" "en"
 	LANGUAGE="${output}"
+	L1="en_US"
+	L2="en"
 	if [ "${LANGUAGE}" == "de" ]; then
 		L1="de_DE"
 		L2="de-latin1-nodeadkeys"