diff --git a/language.php b/language.php
index 3b47ae2..5a1c960 100644
--- a/language.php
+++ b/language.php
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ if(isset($_GET['lang'])){
 }
 $lang_file = dirname(__FILE__) . "/lang/lang.".$lang.".php";
 if (!file_exists($lang_file)) {
-	throw new Exception("Translation for " . $lang . " not found");
+	error_log("Translation for " . $lang . " not found. Fallback to 'de-de'");
+	$lang = "de-de";
 }
 require_once($lang_file);
 unset($lang_file);