diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java
index 3f305c3f9b31c2cc99ac875decf959ac6f990adf..2b51659bb314900a00188048af6ab9beac8ef530 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java
@@ -20,19 +20,33 @@ public class Localizer {
 	// Locking: class
 	@Nullable
 	private static Localizer INSTANCE;
-	@Nullable
+	private final Locale systemLocale;
 	private final Locale locale;
 
 	private Localizer(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences) {
-		locale = getLocaleFromTag(
-				sharedPreferences.getString(LANGUAGE, "default"));
+		this(Locale.getDefault(), getLocaleFromTag(
+				sharedPreferences.getString(LANGUAGE, "default")));
+	}
+
+	private Localizer(Locale systemLocale, @Nullable Locale userLocale) {
+		this.systemLocale = systemLocale;
+		if (userLocale == null) locale = systemLocale;
+		else locale = userLocale;
 	}
 
+	// Instantiate the Localizer.
 	public static synchronized void initialize(SharedPreferences prefs) {
 		if (INSTANCE == null)
 			INSTANCE = new Localizer(prefs);
 	}
 
+	// Reinstantiate the Localizer with the system locale
+	public static synchronized void reinitialize() {
+		if (INSTANCE != null)
+			INSTANCE = new Localizer(INSTANCE.systemLocale, null);
+	}
+
+	// Get the current instance.
 	public static synchronized Localizer getInstance() {
 		if (INSTANCE == null)
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Localizer not initialized");
@@ -54,9 +68,8 @@ public class Localizer {
 			return new Locale(tag);
 	}
 
+	// Returns the localized version of context
 	public Context setLocale(Context context) {
-		if (locale == null)
-			return context;
 		Resources res = context.getResources();
 		Configuration conf = res.getConfiguration();
 		Locale currentLocale;
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/PasswordActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/PasswordActivity.java
index c381beb36f20073b13cf49e55b74cce44d773680..55f08b204b584e8bd573acce1ae6363bd14368c2 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/PasswordActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/PasswordActivity.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.Localizer;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BaseActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.BriarController;
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ public class PasswordActivity extends BaseActivity {
 
 	private void deleteAccount() {
 		passwordController.deleteAccount(this);
+		Localizer.reinitialize();
 		setResult(RESULT_CANCELED);
 		Intent i = new Intent(this, SetupActivity.class);
 		i.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);