diff --git a/application/controllers/Appointments.php b/application/controllers/Appointments.php
index 3bc8268a..2d845cdc 100755
--- a/application/controllers/Appointments.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Appointments.php
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ class Appointments extends CI_Controller {
                 $appointment['location'] = $service['location'];
             }
 
-            // save customer language (the language which is used to render the booking page)
+            // Save customer language (the language which is used to render the booking page).
             $customer['language'] = $this->config->item('language');
             $customer_id = $this->customers_model->add($customer);
 
diff --git a/application/migrations/020_add_language_to_users.php b/application/migrations/020_add_language_to_users.php
index 2a28bc02..329b74df 100644
--- a/application/migrations/020_add_language_to_users.php
+++ b/application/migrations/020_add_language_to_users.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Migration_Add_language_to_users extends CI_Migration {
                 'language' => [
                     'type' => 'VARCHAR',
                     'constraint' => '256',
-                    'default' => '',
+                    'default' => 'english',
                     'after' => 'timezone'
                 ]
             ];
diff --git a/assets/js/backend_customers.js b/assets/js/backend_customers.js
index ccf52b6a..21770c70 100644
--- a/assets/js/backend_customers.js
+++ b/assets/js/backend_customers.js
@@ -42,13 +42,11 @@ window.BackendCustomers = window.BackendCustomers || {};
     exports.initialize = function (defaultEventHandlers) {
         defaultEventHandlers = defaultEventHandlers || false;
 
-        // Fill available service categories listbox.
+        // Add the available languages to the language dropdown.
         availableLanguages.forEach(function (language) {
             $('#language').append(new Option(language, language));
         });
 
-        $('#language').append(new Option('- ' + EALang.no_language + ' -', null)).val('null');
-
         helper = new CustomersHelper();
         helper.resetForm();
         helper.filter('');
diff --git a/assets/js/backend_customers_helper.js b/assets/js/backend_customers_helper.js
index ffd038fc..bc894f51 100644
--- a/assets/js/backend_customers_helper.js
+++ b/assets/js/backend_customers_helper.js
@@ -125,15 +125,10 @@
                 city: $('#city').val(),
                 zip_code: $('#zip-code').val(),
                 notes: $('#notes').val(),
-                timezone: $('#timezone').val()
+                timezone: $('#timezone').val(),
+                language: $('#language').val() || 'english'
             };
 
-            if ($('#language').val() !== 'null') {
-                customer.language = $('#language').val();
-            } else {
-                customer.language = '';
-            }
-
             if ($('#customer-id').val()) {
                 customer.id = $('#customer-id').val();
             }
@@ -265,7 +260,7 @@
             .val('')
             .prop('disabled', true);
 
-        $('#language').val('null');
+        $('#language').val('english');
 
         $('#customer-appointments').empty();
         $('#edit-customer, #delete-customer').prop('disabled', true);
@@ -296,9 +291,7 @@
         $('#zip-code').val(customer.zip_code);
         $('#notes').val(customer.notes);
         $('#timezone').val(customer.timezone);
-
-        var language = (customer.language !== '') ? customer.language : 'null';
-        $('#language').val(language);
+        $('#language').val(customer.language || 'english');
 
         $('#customer-appointments').empty();