1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/get-first-preferred-lang-code.js b/app/scripts/lib/get-first-preferred-lang-code.js
index 28612f763..5473fccf0 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/get-first-preferred-lang-code.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/get-first-preferred-lang-code.js
@@ -2,14 +2,23 @@ const extension = require('extensionizer')
 const promisify = require('pify')
 const allLocales = require('../../_locales/index.json')
 
-const existingLocaleCodes = allLocales.map(locale => locale.code)
+const existingLocaleCodes = allLocales.map(locale => locale.code.toLowerCase().replace('_', '-'))
 
+/**
+ * Returns a preferred language code, based on settings within the user's browser. If we have no translations for the
+ * users preferred locales, 'en' is returned.
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<string>} Promises a locale code, either one from the user's preferred list that we have a translation for, or 'en'
+ *
+ */
 async function getFirstPreferredLangCode () {
   const userPreferredLocaleCodes = await promisify(
     extension.i18n.getAcceptLanguages,
     { errorFirst: false }
   )()
-  const firstPreferredLangCode = userPreferredLocaleCodes.find(code => existingLocaleCodes.includes(code))
+  const firstPreferredLangCode = userPreferredLocaleCodes
+    .map(code => code.toLowerCase())
+    .find(code => existingLocaleCodes.includes(code))
   return firstPreferredLangCode || 'en'
 }