diff --git a/resource/locale/client.lua b/resource/locale/client.lua
index 74497694..baaebfce 100644
--- a/resource/locale/client.lua
+++ b/resource/locale/client.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,4 @@ RegisterNUICallback('init', function(_, cb)
     })
 end)
 
-if not settings.locale then lib.setLocale(GetConvar('ox:locale', 'en')) end
-
 lib.locale(settings.locale)
diff --git a/resource/settings.lua b/resource/settings.lua
index ffb4e3cb..73a5c4cc 100644
--- a/resource/settings.lua
+++ b/resource/settings.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 local settings = {
-    locale = GetResourceKvpString('locale'),
+    locale = GetResourceKvpString('locale') or GetConvar('ox:locale', 'en'),
     notification_position = GetResourceKvpString('notification_position') or 'top-right',
     notification_audio = GetResourceKvpInt('notification_audio') == 1
 }