diff --git a/src/services/options_init.ts b/src/services/options_init.ts
index b07300150..111e78cd4 100644
--- a/src/services/options_init.ts
+++ b/src/services/options_init.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ interface NotSyncedOpts {
     syncProxy?: string;
 }
 
+interface DefaultOption {
+    name: string;
+    value: string;
+    isSynced: boolean;
+}
+
 async function initNotSyncedOptions(initialized: boolean, theme: string, opts: NotSyncedOpts = {}) {
     optionService.createOption('openNoteContexts', JSON.stringify([
         {
@@ -35,13 +41,13 @@ async function initNotSyncedOptions(initialized: boolean, theme: string, opts: N
     optionService.createOption('lastSyncedPush', '0', false);    
 
     optionService.createOption('theme', theme, false);
-
+    
     optionService.createOption('syncServerHost', opts.syncServerHost || '', false);
     optionService.createOption('syncServerTimeout', '120000', false);
     optionService.createOption('syncProxy', opts.syncProxy || '', false);
 }
 
-const defaultOptions = [
+const defaultOptions: DefaultOption[] = [
     { name: 'revisionSnapshotTimeInterval', value: '600', isSynced: true },
     { name: 'protectedSessionTimeout', value: '600', isSynced: true },
     { name: 'zoomFactor', value: process.platform === "win32" ? '0.9' : '1.0', isSynced: false },
@@ -88,7 +94,8 @@ const defaultOptions = [
     { name: 'customSearchEngineName', value: 'DuckDuckGo', isSynced: true },
     { name: 'customSearchEngineUrl', value: 'https://duckduckgo.com/?q={keyword}', isSynced: true },
     { name: 'promotedAttributesOpenInRibbon', value: 'true', isSynced: true },
-    { name: 'editedNotesOpenInRibbon', value: 'true', isSynced: true }
+    { name: 'editedNotesOpenInRibbon', value: 'true', isSynced: true },
+    { name: 'locale', value: 'en', isSynced: true }
 ];
 
 function initStartupOptions() {