diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6b15fbccd..4be8c233b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-VUE_APP_I18N_LOCALE=en
-VUE_APP_I18N_FALLBACK_LOCALE=en
+VUE_APP_I18N_LOCALE=en-US
+VUE_APP_I18N_FALLBACK_LOCALE=en-US
 VUE_APP_CACHE_MAX_AGE=3600
 VUE_APP_VIEW_SIZE=30
 VUE_APP_UNFILLABLE_REASONS=[{"id": "NO_VARIANCE_LOG", "label": "No reason"}, {"id": "NOT_IN_STOCK", "label": "Not in stock"}]