diff --git a/themes/grav/templates/pages.html.twig b/themes/grav/templates/pages.html.twig
index 000b8044..e52bf67f 100644
--- a/themes/grav/templates/pages.html.twig
+++ b/themes/grav/templates/pages.html.twig
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 {% set preview_link = '<a class="preview" href="'~ base_url_relative_frontend ~ (context.home ? '' : context.route) ~'"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-angle-double-right"></i></a>' %}
 
-{% macro loop(page, base_url, depth, warn, separator, admin_lang) %}
+{% macro loop(page, base_url, depth, warn, separator, admin_lang, default_site_lang) %}
     {% for p in page.children() %}
         {% set description = (not p.page ? 'Folder &bull; ' : 'Page &bull; ') ~
                              (p.modular ? 'Modular &bull; ' : '') ~
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                 {% if p.language == admin_lang %}
                     <a href="{{ base_url }}/pages/{{ p.route|trim('/') }}" class="page-edit">{{ p.menu }}</a>
                 {% else %}
-                    {{ p.menu }} <span class="badge lang">{{p.language ?: 'en'}}</span>
+                    {{ p.menu }} <span class="badge lang">{{p.language ?: default_site_lang}}</span>
                 {% endif %}
                 <span class="page-home">{{ p.home ? '<i class="fa fa-home"></i>' }}</span>
                 <span class="page-tools">
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
             {% if p.children().count > 0 %}
 
             <ul class="depth-{{ depth + 1 }}" style="display:none;">
-                {{ _self.loop(p, base_url, depth + 1, warn, separator, admin_lang) }}
+                {{ _self.loop(p, base_url, depth + 1, warn, separator, admin_lang, default_site_lang) }}
             </ul>
             {% endif %}
         </li>
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
+
+    {% set default_site_lang = grav.config.system.languages|first|first %}
     <div class="admin-block clear">
     {% include 'partials/messages.html.twig' %}
     {% if mode == 'new' %}
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@
             </div>
         </form>
         <ul class="pages-list depth-0">
-            {{ _self.loop(pages, base_url_relative, 0, warn, config.system.param_sep, admin.session.admin_lang) }}
+            {{ _self.loop(pages, base_url_relative, 0, warn, config.system.param_sep, admin.session.admin_lang, default_site_lang) }}
         </ul>
     {% endif %}
     </div>