diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js b/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js
index d024f01c7d..2b24a09822 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/i18n.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export default
         return function() {
             var langInfo = ($window.navigator.languages || [])[0] ||
                     $window.navigator.language ||
-                    $window.navigator.userLanguage;
+                    $window.navigator.userLanguage ||
+                    '';
             var langUrl = langInfo.replace('-', '_');
             //gettextCatalog.debug = true;
             gettextCatalog.setCurrentLanguage(langInfo);