diff --git a/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Footer.php b/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Footer.php
index 3a3acc4d..18cfd055 100644
--- a/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Footer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Footer.php
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ class Footer extends Component
 {
     public function render()
     {
-        if (str(Cookie::get('lang'))->contains('ey')) {
-            Cookie::forget('lang');
-        }
         $l = Cookie::get('lang', config('app.locale'));
         $language = Language::query()
                             ->where('language', $l)
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/SetTimezoneMiddleware.php b/app/Http/Middleware/SetTimezoneMiddleware.php
index f2412b81..fa5e4a6c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/SetTimezoneMiddleware.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/SetTimezoneMiddleware.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class SetTimezoneMiddleware
         $locale = Cookie::get('lang') ?: config('app.locale');
         if (str($locale)->contains('ey')) {
             $locale = 'de';
+            Cookie::expire('lang');
         }
         App::setLocale($locale);
         if ($request->country) {