diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 200484122a..f8a177076f 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Openfoodnetwork::Application.configure do
   # Expands the lines which load the assets
   config.assets.debug = false
 
+  config.i18n.fallbacks = [:en]
+
   # Show emails using Letter Opener
   config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :letter_opener
   config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: "0.0.0.0:3000" }
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 229221e118..40224cdfb2 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Openfoodnetwork::Application.configure do
 
   # Enable locale fallbacks for I18n (makes lookups for any locale fall back to
   # the I18n.default_locale when a translation can not be found)
-  config.i18n.fallbacks = [:en]
+  config.i18n.fallbacks = true
 
   # Send deprecation notices to registered listeners
   config.active_support.deprecation = :notify
diff --git a/config/environments/staging.rb b/config/environments/staging.rb
index a55540883d..303d7d2913 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.rb
+++ b/config/environments/staging.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Openfoodnetwork::Application.configure do
 
   # Enable locale fallbacks for I18n (makes lookups for any locale fall back to
   # the I18n.default_locale when a translation can not be found)
-  config.i18n.fallbacks = true
+  config.i18n.fallbacks = [:en]
 
   # Send deprecation notices to registered listeners
   config.active_support.deprecation = :notify
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index 3a33fd53d7..7ecc7ae3c2 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Openfoodnetwork::Application.configure do
   # Tests assume English text on the site.
   config.i18n.default_locale = "en"
   config.i18n.available_locales = ['en', 'es']
+  config.i18n.fallbacks = [:en]
   I18n.locale = config.i18n.locale = config.i18n.default_locale
 
   # Use SQL instead of Active Record's schema dumper when creating the test database.