diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
index 09b3f4c..745d050 100644
--- a/src/i18n.js
+++ b/src/i18n.js
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@
 }
 
 export default new VueI18n({
-  // default language is English
-  locale: 'en',
-  // locale messages with a message key that doesn't exist will fallback to English
-  fallbackLocale: 'en',
+  // Get default locale from local storage
+  locale: localStorage.getItem('storedLanguage'),
+  // Locales that don't exist will fallback to English
+  fallbackLocale: 'en-US',
+  // Falling back to fallbackLocale generates two console warnings
+  // Silent fallback suppresses console warnings when using fallback
+  silentFallbackWarn: true,
   messages: loadLocaleMessages()
 });
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en-US.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/locales/en.json
rename to src/locales/en-US.json
diff --git a/src/views/Login/Login.vue b/src/views/Login/Login.vue
index 10ebb93..fd6e711 100644
--- a/src/views/Login/Login.vue
+++ b/src/views/Login/Login.vue
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 <script>
 import { required } from 'vuelidate/lib/validators';
 import VuelidateMixin from '../../components/Mixins/VuelidateMixin.js';
+import i18n from '../../i18n';
 
 export default {
   name: 'Login',
@@ -94,9 +95,8 @@
       },
       disableSubmitButton: false,
       languages: [
-        { value: null, text: this.$t('global.form.selectAnOption') },
         {
-          value: 'en',
+          value: 'en-US',
           text: this.$t('pageLogin.form.english')
         },
         {
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
       this.$store
         .dispatch('authentication/login', [username, password])
         .then(() => this.$router.push('/'))
+        .then(localStorage.setItem('storedLanguage', i18n.locale))
         .catch(error => console.log(error))
         .finally(() => (this.disableSubmitButton = false));
     }