diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/LanguageUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/LanguageUtils.java
index 48359d09f..59d7aa817 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/LanguageUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/LanguageUtils.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class LanguageUtils {
     //check transliterate option status
     public static boolean transliterate()
     {
-        return GBApplication.getPrefs().getBoolean("transliteration", true);
+        return GBApplication.getPrefs().getBoolean("transliteration", false);
     }
 
     //replace unsupported symbols to english analog