diff --git a/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template b/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
index b3c8ab8a..e8c1aeb6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
+++ b/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
@@ -178,4 +178,8 @@ dev.port=8082
 # oauth2.jws_alg=ES256
 # oauth2.jwk_private_key=
 # Example of the above value: {"kty":"EC","d":"mQ6yDqYB84z027rZoKnr9JIloX7QqyM0QDScHmWIb-s","use":"sig","crv":"P-256","kid":"c14e9b43-d69b-431e-a90b-eac0dd2e59f8","x":"mNBOFk1w7EYZ194LPCKlNn-NbflCkdxPHGh3VmCj13U","y":"4oXertw5ECdy_ApfG_LG5n92Q9-QlPr9Bt3eM_Z9DeI","alg":"ES256"}
-# ------------------------------ Identity Provider OAuth2 Props end --------------------------
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+# ------------------------------ Identity Provider OAuth2 Props end --------------------------
+
+
+# Please note that depricated name ot this props is: language_tag
+default_locale = en_GB
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diff --git a/src/main/scala/code/util/I18NUtil.scala b/src/main/scala/code/util/I18NUtil.scala
index 649dd130..84ac20c8 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/code/util/I18NUtil.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/code/util/I18NUtil.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ object I18NUtil {
   }
 
   def getLocale(): Locale = Locale.getAvailableLocales().toList.filter { l =>
-    l.toLanguageTag == Props.get("language_tag", "en-GB")
+    l.toLanguageTag == Props.get("default_locale", "en-GB")
   }.headOption.getOrElse(Locale.ENGLISH)
 
   def currentLocale() : Locale = {