diff --git a/controller/Controller.class.php b/controller/Controller.class.php
index 7872cf22..0db0148d 100644
--- a/controller/Controller.class.php
+++ b/controller/Controller.class.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Controller
     $router->any('/list/subscribe', 'MailActions::executeSubscribe');
     $router->get('/list/confirm/{hash}', 'MailActions::executeConfirm');
 
-    $router->post('/language', 'i18nActions::setCulture');
+    $router->post('/set-culture', 'i18nActions::setCulture');
 
     $permanentRedirects = [
       '/lbry-osx-latest.dmg'         => '/get',
diff --git a/controller/action/i18nActions.class.php b/controller/action/i18nActions.class.php
index f7fc492a..a78c5f55 100644
--- a/controller/action/i18nActions.class.php
+++ b/controller/action/i18nActions.class.php
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ class i18nActions extends Actions
             Session::unsetKey(Session::KEY_USER_CULTURE);
         }
 
-        return [null, null];
+        return Controller::redirect('/');
     }
 }
diff --git a/view/template/nav/_globalItems.php b/view/template/nav/_globalItems.php
index 0a0ef25d..0b340c33 100644
--- a/view/template/nav/_globalItems.php
+++ b/view/template/nav/_globalItems.php
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
   <a href="https://github.com/lbryio"><span class="btn-label">GitHub</span><span class="icon-github icon-fw"></span></a>
 </div>
 <div class="control-item no-label-desktop">
-  <select id="language-dropdown">
-      <option>en_US</option>
-      <option>pt_PT</option>
-  </select>
+  <form id="language-form" action="/set-culture" method="POST">
+      <select id="language-dropdown" name="culture">
+          <option>en_US</option>
+          <option>pt_PT</option>
+      </select>
+  </form>
 </div>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/web/js/global.js b/web/js/global.js
index 2d91ef42..d3590994 100644
--- a/web/js/global.js
+++ b/web/js/global.js
@@ -166,9 +166,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   var langDropdown = $('#language-dropdown');
   langDropdown.val(_currentLang);
   langDropdown.on('change', function(x) {
-      $.ajax({type: 'POST', url: '/language', data: {'culture': this.value},
-              success: function (d) {
-                window.location.reload();
-              }});
+      $('#language-form').submit();
   });
 });