diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
index 0205f06ba6..b0caed5ef4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Authenticate
         // if logged in, set user language:
         $pref = Preferences::get('language', env('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE','en_US'));
         App::setLocale($pref->data);
-        Carbon::setLocale($pref->data);
+        Carbon::setLocale(substr($pref->data,0,2));
 
         setlocale(LC_TIME, Config::get('firefly.locales.' . $pref->data));
         setlocale(LC_MONETARY, Config::get('firefly.locales.' . $pref->data));