diff --git a/sample.env b/sample.env
index 48b5f2f9d55..155f1953818 100644
--- a/sample.env
+++ b/sample.env
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ IMAGE_BASE_URL='https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/images/'
 
 HOME_LOCATION='http://localhost:8000'
 API_LOCATION='http://localhost:3000'
+
+LOCALE=english