diff --git a/src/main/events/user-preferences/update-user-preferences.ts b/src/main/events/user-preferences/update-user-preferences.ts
index 66d56d4a..f45af519 100644
--- a/src/main/events/user-preferences/update-user-preferences.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/user-preferences/update-user-preferences.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,23 @@ import { userPreferencesRepository } from "@main/repository";
 import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
 
 import type { UserPreferences } from "@types";
+import i18next from "i18next";
 
 const updateUserPreferences = async (
   _event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent,
   preferences: Partial<UserPreferences>
-) =>
-  userPreferencesRepository.upsert(
+) => {
+  if (preferences.language) {
+    i18next.changeLanguage(preferences.language);
+  }
+
+  return userPreferencesRepository.upsert(
     {
       id: 1,
       ...preferences,
     },
     ["id"]
   );
+};
 
 registerEvent("updateUserPreferences", updateUserPreferences);
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index cb20733a..7fac1c81 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     where: { id: 1 },
   });
 
+  if (userPreferences?.language) {
+    i18n.changeLanguage(userPreferences.language);
+  }
+
   WindowManager.createMainWindow();
   WindowManager.createSystemTray(userPreferences?.language || "en");
 });