diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 76d8467d..c864a706 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     return params[:locale] if valid_locale?(params[:locale])
     return cookies[:locale] if valid_locale?(cookies[:locale])
     Rails.logger.debug "Preferred languages: #{http_accept_language.user_preferred_languages}"
-    http_accept_language.language_region_compatible_from(I18n.available_locales.map(&:to_s)) ||
+    http_accept_language.language_region_compatible_from(I18n.public_locales.map(&:to_s)) ||
       I18n.default_locale
   end