diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/AliasRepository.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/AliasRepository.cs
index f25c4c03..cbec2452 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/AliasRepository.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/AliasRepository.cs
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ namespace Oqtane.Repository
                     break; // found a matching alias
                 }
             }
-
-            return alias;
+            // return fallback alias
+            return alias ?? aliases.Find(item => item.Name.Equals("*"));
         }
 
         public void DeleteAlias(int aliasId)
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json b/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json
index 68bd1906..8ae12375 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "DefaultContainer": ""
   },
   "Localization": {
-    "DefaultCulture": "",
-    "SupportedCultures": []
+    "DefaultCulture": "en"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Oqtane.Shared/Shared/Constants.cs b/Oqtane.Shared/Shared/Constants.cs
index 22ebe5d3..28f065e6 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Shared/Shared/Constants.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Shared/Shared/Constants.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ namespace Oqtane.Shared {
 
         public static readonly string SatelliteAssemblyExtension = ".resources.dll";
 
-        public static readonly string DefaultCulture = CultureInfo.InstalledUICulture.Name;
+        public static readonly string DefaultCulture = "en";
     }
 }