diff --git a/localizer.py b/localizer.py
index 547183b..d4a71ea 100644
--- a/localizer.py
+++ b/localizer.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ LANGUAGES = {
 
 @babel.localeselector
 def get_locale():
+	# force session lang to be set
+	session["lang"] = session.get("lang", "en")
+
 	if request.args.get("lang"):
 		session["lang"] = request.args.get("lang") if request.args.get("lang") in LANGUAGES.keys() else "en"
 	return session.get("lang", "en")