diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/culture/culture-service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/culture/culture-service.ts
index 32294c806..2dc07752b 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/culture/culture-service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/culture/culture-service.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ export class CultureService {
 				import(`@angular/common/locales/${locale}.js`).catch(reason => {
 					this.logger.error('Could not load locale: ' + locale);
 				}).then(selectedDefaultLocale => {
-					registerLocaleData(selectedDefaultLocale.default);
+					if (selectedDefaultLocale !== undefined) {
+						registerLocaleData(selectedDefaultLocale.default);
+					}
 				});
 			}
 		});