diff --git a/cookbook/templates/base.html b/cookbook/templates/base.html
index fe7a20bb3..973333211 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/base.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/base.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
+{% load static %}
{% load i18n %}
diff --git a/recipes/settings.py b/recipes/settings.py
index 44d2cf760..4ba8e717b 100644
--- a/recipes/settings.py
+++ b/recipes/settings.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/topics/i18n/
-LANGUAGE_CODE = 'DE-de'
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'de'
TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Berlin'