diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index b5bc9fb..b947698 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -402,7 +402,8 @@ spcd_step__environment_defaults_set() {
     [ -n "${SPCD_REF_RELEASE}" ] || SPCD_REF_RELEASE="main"
     [ -n "${SPCD_REF_STAGING}" ] || SPCD_REF_STAGING="dev"
 
-    [ -n "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE}" ] || SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE="en"
+    [ -n "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE}" ] ||
+        SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE="${_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}"
 
     [ -n "${SPCD_URL_ALMA}" ] ||
         # /almalinux/$releasever/…