diff --git a/luckybackup/src/functions.cpp b/luckybackup/src/functions.cpp
index 1b7fcdb..27eb97e 100644
--- a/luckybackup/src/functions.cpp
+++ b/luckybackup/src/functions.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ void luckyBackupWindow::InitializeVariables()
     manualChapter = "";
     showOnlyErrors = false;
 
+    // Get default language from locale
+    QString sysLocale = QLocale().name();
+    defaultLanguage = sysLocale.split(QLatin1Char('_')).at(0);
+    if( sysLocale == QString("pt_BR") )
+	defaultLanguage = sysLocale;
+    // Check if translation file exists
+    if( ! QFile::exists(systemTransDir+"luckybackup_"+defaultLanguage+".qm") )
+        defaultLanguage = "en";
+
     // Running desktop environment
     // kde
     char *isKDE = getenv("KDE_FULL_SESSION");