diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/model/Users.php b/workflow/engine/classes/model/Users.php
index 0248b22ba..c3070d1d7 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/model/Users.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/model/Users.php
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ class Users extends BaseUsers
                 if (empty($aFields['USR_DEFAULT_LANG'])) {
                     $aFields['USR_DEFAULT_LANG'] = 'en';
                 }
+                //sometimes the USR_DEFAULT_LANG value is made up, it is formatted in order to find the value.
+                $explode = explode('-', $aFields['USR_DEFAULT_LANG']);
+                $aFields['USR_DEFAULT_LANG'] = strtolower($explode[0]);
                 $translations = new Language();
                 $translation  = $translations->loadByCode($aFields['USR_DEFAULT_LANG']);
                 $aFields['USR_DEFAULT_LANG_NAME'] = $translation['LANGUAGE_NAME'];
diff --git a/workflow/engine/methods/users/usersAjax.php b/workflow/engine/methods/users/usersAjax.php
index 9396f4bd7..4afde1594 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/methods/users/usersAjax.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/methods/users/usersAjax.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ try {
             $data = [['LAN_ID' => '', 'LAN_NAME' => '- ' . G::LoadTranslation('ID_NONE') . ' -']];
             foreach ($languages as $lang) {
                 $data[] = [
-                    'LAN_ID' => $lang['LOCALE'],
+                    'LAN_ID' => strtolower($lang['LAN_ID']),
                     'LAN_NAME' => $lang['LANGUAGE']
                 ];
             }