diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
index 59a2451a2f..fe37279ca0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class ApplicationEx extends Application implements SharedPreferences.OnSh
                 prefs.edit()
                         .remove("english")
                         .putString("language", Locale.US.toLanguageTag())
-                        .commit();
+                        .commit(); // apply won't work here
         }
 
         String language = prefs.getString("language", null);