diff --git a/oscar/main.cpp b/oscar/main.cpp
index fd903259..a7b4b973 100644
--- a/oscar/main.cpp
+++ b/oscar/main.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     QString lastlanguage = settings.value(LangSetting, "").toString();
+    if (lastlanguage.compare("is", Qt::CaseInsensitive))    // Convert code for Hebrew from 'is' to 'he'
+        lastlanguage = "he";
 
     bool dont_load_profile = false;
     bool force_data_dir = false;