diff --git a/src/i18n/request.ts b/src/i18n/request.ts
index 50d873b8..76af3f68 100644
--- a/src/i18n/request.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/request.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {getRequestConfig} from 'next-intl/server';
 export default getRequestConfig(async () => {
   // Provide a static locale, fetch a user setting,
   // read from `cookies()`, `headers()`, etc.
-  const locale = 'de';
+  const locale = 'de-DE';
  
   return {
     locale,