diff --git a/lib/outlook/articles/article.ex b/lib/outlook/articles/article.ex
index 86e7f9c..8477089 100644
--- a/lib/outlook/articles/article.ex
+++ b/lib/outlook/articles/article.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule Outlook.Articles.Article do
   schema "articles" do
     field :content, InternalTree
     field :date, :utc_datetime
-    field :language, :string
+    field :language, :string, default: "EN"
     field :title, :string
     field :url, :string
     belongs_to :author, Author
diff --git a/lib/outlook/translations/translation.ex b/lib/outlook/translations/translation.ex
index c3e2b33..3bac399 100644
--- a/lib/outlook/translations/translation.ex
+++ b/lib/outlook/translations/translation.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule Outlook.Translations.Translation do
   schema "translations" do
     field :content, TranslationUnitsMap
     field :date, :utc_datetime
-    field :lang, :string
+    field :lang, :string, default: "DE"
     field :public, :boolean, default: false
     field :teaser, :string
     field :title, :string