diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_advanced.js b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_advanced.js
index 3566dd677f..705322c4bf 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_advanced.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_advanced.js
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ Zotero_Preferences.Advanced = {
 	
 	
 	refreshLocale: function () {
-		var requestedLocale = Services.locale.getRequestedLocale();
 		var autoLocaleName, currentValue;
 		
 		// If matching OS, get the name of the current locale
@@ -481,7 +480,7 @@ Zotero_Preferences.Advanced = {
 		// Otherwise get the name of the locale specified in the pref
 		else {
 			autoLocaleName = Zotero.getString('zotero.preferences.locale.automatic');
-			currentValue = requestedLocale;
+			currentValue = Zotero.locale;
 		}
 		
 		// Populate menu
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/intl.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/intl.js
index 13b40ded22..abf4596763 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/intl.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/intl.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Zotero.Intl = new function () {
 			else if (prevLocale) {
 				try {
 					Services.locale.setRequestedLocales([prevLocale]);
+					Zotero.Prefs.set('intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales', false, true);
 				}
 				catch (e) {
 					// Don't panic if the value is not a valid locale code
@@ -58,7 +59,10 @@ Zotero.Intl = new function () {
 		[pluralFormGet, pluralFormNumForms] = PluralForm.makeGetter(parseInt(getIntlProp('pluralRule', 1)));
 		setOrClearIntlPref('intl.accept_languages', 'string');
 
-		Zotero.locale = Services.locale.getRequestedLocale();
+		Zotero.locale = Zotero.Utilities.Internal.resolveLocale(
+			Services.locale.getRequestedLocale(),
+			Services.locale.getAvailableLocales()
+		);
 
 		// Also load the brand as appName
 		Zotero.appName = Services.strings
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/locale.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/locale.js
index aafe9faaf2..3670f0c4bb 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/locale.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/locale.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ Zotero.Locale = {
 		'es-ES': 'Español',
 		'et-EE': 'Eesti keel',
 		'fa': 'فارسی',
-		'fi': 'suomi',
-		'fr': 'Français',
+		'fi-FI': 'suomi',
+		'fr-FR': 'Français',
 		'gl-ES': 'Galego',
 		'hu-HU': 'magyar',
 		'id-ID': 'Bahasa Indonesia',