diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/MainActivity.kt
index 49a497a30..f68cf203b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/MainActivity.kt
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         DynamicColors.applyToActivitiesIfAvailable(application)
         val languageName = sharedPreferences.getString("language", "sys")
         if (languageName != "") {
-            var locale = if (languageName != "sys") {
+            var locale = if (languageName != "sys" && "$languageName".length < 3 ){
                 Locale(languageName)
+            } else if ("$languageName".length > 3) {
+                Locale(languageName?.substring(0,2), languageName?.substring(4,6))
             } else {
                 Locale.getDefault()
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml
index d2bd2232d..a68fe1239 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
         <item>fa</item>
         <item>pl</item>
         <item>pt</item>
-        <item>pr-rBR</item>
+        <item>pt-rBR</item>
         <item>ru</item>
         <item>ckb</item>
         <item>es</item>