diff --git a/lib/open_food_network/i18n_config.rb b/lib/open_food_network/i18n_config.rb
index 73ab508315..8ef0b3e563 100644
--- a/lib/open_food_network/i18n_config.rb
+++ b/lib/open_food_network/i18n_config.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
   # See: config/application.yml
   class I18nConfig
     def self.selectable_locales
-      ENV["AVAILABLE_LOCALES"].andand.split(/[\s,]/).andand.map(&:strip) || []
+      ENV["AVAILABLE_LOCALES"].andand.split(/[\s,]+/) || []
     end
 
     def self.available_locales
diff --git a/spec/lib/open_food_network/i18n_config_spec.rb b/spec/lib/open_food_network/i18n_config_spec.rb
index ac056ab921..306566b5e8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/open_food_network/i18n_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/open_food_network/i18n_config_spec.rb
@@ -77,17 +77,15 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
     context "with human syntax" do
       before do
         allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("LOCALE").and_return("es")
-        allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("AVAILABLE_LOCALES").and_return("es, fr")
+        allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("AVAILABLE_LOCALES").and_return("es, fr ,, ,de")
       end
 
-      xit "provides the default selectable locales" do
-        # current: expect(I18nConfig.selectable_locales).to eq ["es", "", "fr"]
-        expect(I18nConfig.selectable_locales).to eq ["es", "fr"]
+      it "provides the default selectable locales" do
+        expect(I18nConfig.selectable_locales).to eq ["es", "fr", "de"]
       end
 
-      xit "provides the default available locales" do
-        # current: expect(I18nConfig.available_locales).to eq ["es", "", "fr", "en"]
-        expect(I18nConfig.available_locales).to eq ["es", "fr", "en"]
+      it "provides the default available locales" do
+        expect(I18nConfig.available_locales).to eq ["es", "fr", "de", "en"]
       end
     end
   end