diff --git a/components/soumet/ekri-teks.js b/components/soumet/ekri-teks.js
index 094e872..70c79fc 100644
--- a/components/soumet/ekri-teks.js
+++ b/components/soumet/ekri-teks.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function EkriTeks({canAutoTranslate, selectedTeks, setSelectedTeks}) {
   const {jwt, user} = session
   const [teksEkri, setTeksEkri] = useState({awtis: '', tit: '', transkripsyon: ''})
   const [tradiksyon, setTradiksyon] = useState({fr: '', en: '', es: '', de: '', it: ''})
-  const [kiChawLang, setKiChwalang] = useState([])
+  const [kiChawLang, setKiChwalang] = useState(['fr'])
   const [error, setError] = useState('')
   const [success, setSuccess] = useState('')
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)