diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17831d6e..51feea2a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 1. [](#bugfix)
     * Fixed issue with custom logo text overlapping the sidebar toggle [#1334](https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-admin/issues/1334)
     * Fixed issues with minimum PHP versions in resource upgrades
+    * Fixed issue with default lang translation in admin [#1361](https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-admin/issues/1361)
     * Typos in `Tools` -> `Direct Install` page [#1345](https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-admin/issues/1345)
     
 # v1.7.0-rc.3
diff --git a/classes/admin.php b/classes/admin.php
index f0a3963c..fe3bf1ac 100644
--- a/classes/admin.php
+++ b/classes/admin.php
@@ -464,21 +464,16 @@ class Admin
         }
 
         if (!$languages) {
-            $languages = [$grav['user']->authenticated ? $grav['user']->language : 'en'];
+            if ($grav['config']->get('system.languages.translations_fallback', true)) {
+                $languages = $grav['language']->getFallbackLanguages();
+            } else {
+                $languages = (array)$grav['language']->getDefault();
+            }
+            $languages = $grav['user']->authenticated ? [ $grav['user']->language ] : $languages;
         } else {
             $languages = (array)$languages;
         }
 
-        if ($lookup) {
-            if (empty($languages) || reset($languages) == null) {
-                if ($grav['config']->get('system.languages.translations_fallback', true)) {
-                    $languages = $grav['language']->getFallbackLanguages();
-                } else {
-                    $languages = (array)$grav['language']->getDefault();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         foreach ((array)$languages as $lang) {
             $translation = $grav['language']->getTranslation($lang, $lookup);