diff --git a/web/templates/admin/add_user.html b/web/templates/admin/add_user.html
index 9b791df31..576b96170 100644
--- a/web/templates/admin/add_user.html
+++ b/web/templates/admin/add_user.html
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@
                                                             if (( $value == $v_language ) || ( $svalue == $v_language)){
                                                                 echo 'selected' ;
                                                             }
+                                                            if (( $value == 'en' ) && (empty($v_language))){
+                                                                echo 'selected' ;
+                                                            }
                                                             echo ">".$value."</option>\n";
                                                         }
                                                     ?>
diff --git a/web/templates/admin/edit_user.html b/web/templates/admin/edit_user.html
index 8556e0bc8..c537cb516 100644
--- a/web/templates/admin/edit_user.html
+++ b/web/templates/admin/edit_user.html
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
                                                             if (( $value == $v_language ) || ( $svalue == $v_language)){
                                                                 echo 'selected' ;
                                                             }
+                                                            if (( $value == 'en' ) && (empty($v_language))){
+                                                                echo 'selected' ;
+                                                            }
                                                             echo ">".$value."</option>\n";
                                                         }
                                                     ?> 
diff --git a/web/templates/user/edit_user.html b/web/templates/user/edit_user.html
index 641404059..988c48889 100644
--- a/web/templates/user/edit_user.html
+++ b/web/templates/user/edit_user.html
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
                                                             if (( $value == $v_language ) || ( $svalue == $v_language)){
                                                                 echo 'selected' ;
                                                             }
+                                                            if (( $value == 'en' ) && (empty($v_language))){
+                                                                echo 'selected' ;
+                                                            }
                                                             echo ">".$value."</option>\n";
                                                         }
                                                     ?>