diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -90,10 +90,12 @@ full_stack = true
 static_files = true
 
 ## Internationalization (see setup documentation for details)
-## By default, the language requested by the browser is used if available.
-#i18n.enabled = false
-## Fallback language, empty for English (valid values are the names of subdirectories in kallithea/i18n):
-i18n.lang =
+## By default, the languages requested by the browser are used if available, with English as default.
+## Set i18n.enabled=false to disable automatic language choice.
+#i18n.enabled = true
+## To Force a language, set i18n.enabled=false and specify the language in i18n.lang.
+## Valid values are the names of subdirectories in kallithea/i18n with a LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.mo
+#i18n.lang = en
 
 cache_dir = %(here)s/data
 index_dir = %(here)s/data/index