diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index c0406301e..df3f884b3 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ from config import (
     CHANGELOG,
     FRONTEND_BUILD_DIR,
     UPLOAD_DIR,
-    
     CACHE_DIR,
     STATIC_DIR,
     DEFAULT_LOCALE,
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index bd5d5a904..68c1e1596 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -92,16 +92,15 @@
 		// Initialize i18n even if we didn't get a backend config,
 		// so `/error` can show something that's not `undefined`.
 
-		const languages = await getLanguages();
-		const browserLanguages = navigator.languages
-			? navigator.languages
-			: [navigator.language || navigator.userLanguage];
-		const lang = backendConfig.default_locale
-			? backendConfig.default_locale
-			: bestMatchingLanguage(languages, browserLanguages, 'en-US');
-
 		initI18n();
 		if (!localStorage.locale) {
+			const languages = await getLanguages();
+			const browserLanguages = navigator.languages
+				? navigator.languages
+				: [navigator.language || navigator.userLanguage];
+			const lang = backendConfig.default_locale
+				? backendConfig.default_locale
+				: bestMatchingLanguage(languages, browserLanguages, 'en-US');
 			$i18n.changeLanguage(lang);
 		}