1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 5f18be2e5..0d8c83d6c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     end
 
     def set_gettext_locale
-        requested_locale = params[:locale] || session[:locale] || cookies[:locale] ||  request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']
+        if MySociety::Config.get('USE_DEFAULT_BROWSER_LANGUAGE', true)
+            requested_locale = params[:locale] || session[:locale] || cookies[:locale] || request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'] || I18n.default_locale
+        else
+            requested_locale = params[:locale] || session[:locale] || cookies[:locale] || I18n.default_locale
+        end
         session[:locale] = FastGettext.set_locale(requested_locale)
     end
 
@@ -221,7 +225,11 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
         if session[:user_id].nil?
             return nil
         else
-            return User.find(session[:user_id])
+            begin
+                return User.find(session[:user_id])
+            rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+                return nil
+            end
         end
     end