diff --git a/examples/with-react-intl/server.js b/examples/with-react-intl/server.js
index 30199df9..84441798 100644
--- a/examples/with-react-intl/server.js
+++ b/examples/with-react-intl/server.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const getMessages = (locale) => {
 app.prepare().then(() => {
   createServer((req, res) => {
     const accept = accepts(req)
-    const locale = accept.language(dev ? ['en'] : languages)
+    const locale = accept.language(languages) || 'en'
     req.locale = locale
     req.localeDataScript = getLocaleDataScript(locale)
     req.messages = dev ? {} : getMessages(locale)