diff --git a/app/models/explainer.rb b/app/models/explainer.rb
index 2d11ae908..32a4b6b34 100644
--- a/app/models/explainer.rb
+++ b/app/models/explainer.rb
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def set_team
   end
 
   def set_language
-    default_language = self.team&.get_language || 'unk'
+    default_language = self.team&.get_language || 'und'
     self.language ||= default_language
   end