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 2dc07752b..e2f77acdf 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/culture/culture-service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/culture/culture-service.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ export class CultureService {
 	}
 
 	getCurrentCulture(): CultureInfo {
-		return this.currentCulture;
+		return this.currentCulture || this.cultureValues.get('en-US'); //TODO: fix this
 	}
 }