diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f47301..df924df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ __Other Variables__
 * `CNC_GUILD` - default `None`, accepts a single Discord guild ID for the server that the subscription roles belong to
 * `IGNORE_BOTS` - default `1`, if `1`, Reminder Bot will ignore all other bots
 * `PYTHON_LOCATION` - default `venv/bin/python3`. Can be changed if your Python executable is located somewhere else
+* `LOCAL_LANGUAGE` - default `EN`. Specifies the string set to fall back to if a string cannot be found (and to be used with new users)
diff --git a/src/consts.rs b/src/consts.rs
index 6ebdadc..2591c76 100644
--- a/src/consts.rs
+++ b/src/consts.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ lazy_static! {
         .unwrap_or(60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 50);
     pub static ref LOCAL_TIMEZONE: String =
         env::var("LOCAL_TIMEZONE").unwrap_or_else(|_| "UTC".to_string());
+    pub static ref LOCAL_LANGUAGE: String =
+        env::var("LOCAL_LANGUAGE").unwrap_or_else(|_| "EN".to_string());
     pub static ref PYTHON_LOCATION: String =
         env::var("PYTHON_LOCATION").unwrap_or_else(|_| "venv/bin/python3".to_string());
 }
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index f935ee2..488bd4a 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use sqlx::MySqlPool;
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use chrono_tz::Tz;
 
-use crate::consts::PREFIX;
+use crate::consts::{LOCAL_LANGUAGE, PREFIX};
 
 pub struct GuildData {
     pub id: u32,
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ UPDATE users SET name = ?, language = ?, timezone = ? WHERE id = ?
     pub async fn response(&self, pool: &MySqlPool, name: &str) -> String {
         let row = sqlx::query!(
             "
-SELECT value FROM strings WHERE (language = ? OR language = 'EN') AND name = ? ORDER BY language = 'EN'
-            ", self.language, name)
+SELECT value FROM strings WHERE (language = ? OR language = ?) AND name = ? ORDER BY language = ?
+            ", self.language, *LOCAL_LANGUAGE, name, *LOCAL_LANGUAGE)
             .fetch_one(pool)
             .await
             .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("No string with that name: {}", name));