diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c16edf7..0187c488 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Please check out the [documentation](https://seatsurfing.app/docs/) for the late
 | INIT_ORG_DOMAIN | string | seatsurfing.local | Your organization's domain |
 | INIT_ORG_USER | string | admin | Your organization's admin username |
 | INIT_ORG_PASS | string | 12345678 | Your organization's admin password |
-| INIT_ORG_LANGUAGE | string | de | Your organization's ISO language code |
+| INIT_ORG_LANGUAGE | string | en | Your organization's ISO language code |
 | ORG_SIGNUP_ENABLED | bool | 0 | Allow signup of new organizations, set to 1 to enable |
 | ORG_SIGNUP_DOMAIN | string | .on.seatsurfing.local | Signup domain suffix |
 | ORG_SIGNUP_ADMIN | string | admin | Admin username for new signups |
diff --git a/docker-readme.md b/docker-readme.md
index 10fccace..0fea269e 100644
--- a/docker-readme.md
+++ b/docker-readme.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Please check out the [documentation](https://seatsurfing.app/docs/) for the late
 | INIT_ORG_DOMAIN | string | seatsurfing.local | Your organization's domain |
 | INIT_ORG_USER | string | admin | Your organization's admin username |
 | INIT_ORG_PASS | string | 12345678 | Your organization's admin password |
-| INIT_ORG_LANGUAGE | string | de | Your organization's ISO language code |
+| INIT_ORG_LANGUAGE | string | en | Your organization's ISO language code |
 | ORG_SIGNUP_ENABLED | bool | 0 | Allow signup of new organizations, set to 1 to enable |
 | ORG_SIGNUP_DOMAIN | string | .on.seatsurfing.local | Signup domain suffix |
 | ORG_SIGNUP_ADMIN | string | admin | Admin username for new signups |
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index a33c5e1c..2f850b42 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (c *Config) ReadConfig() {
 	c.InitOrgDomain = c.getEnv("INIT_ORG_DOMAIN", "seatsurfing.local")
 	c.InitOrgUser = c.getEnv("INIT_ORG_USER", "admin")
 	c.InitOrgPass = c.getEnv("INIT_ORG_PASS", "12345678")
-	c.InitOrgLanguage = c.getEnv("INIT_ORG_LANGUAGE", "de")
+	c.InitOrgLanguage = c.getEnv("INIT_ORG_LANGUAGE", "en")
 	c.OrgSignupEnabled = (c.getEnv("ORG_SIGNUP_ENABLED", "0") == "1")
 	c.OrgSignupDomain = c.getEnv("ORG_SIGNUP_DOMAIN", ".on.seatsurfing.local")
 	c.OrgSignupAdmin = c.getEnv("ORG_SIGNUP_ADMIN", "admin")
diff --git a/server/res/version.txt b/server/res/version.txt
index 74ac6bd3..d63a25a3 100644
--- a/server/res/version.txt
+++ b/server/res/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.19.3
\ No newline at end of file
+1.19.4
\ No newline at end of file