diff --git a/application/config/config.php b/application/config/config.php
index 13ab1ee41..edd5d6493 100644
--- a/application/config/config.php
+++ b/application/config/config.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ $config['url_suffix'] = '';
 | than english.
 |
 */
-$config['language']	= 'english';
+$config['language']	= 'en';
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------