diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 5651b15b3..bc219c51e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
       end
     elsif params[:user][:language]
       if @user.update_attributes(:language => params[:user][:language])
+        I18n.locale = @user.language
         flash[:notice] = I18n.t 'users.update.language_changed'
       else
         flash[:error] = I18n.t 'users.update.language_not_changed'