diff --git a/backend/global_settings/urls.py b/backend/global_settings/urls.py
index 71a7515a6..9cf8da8f2 100644
--- a/backend/global_settings/urls.py
+++ b/backend/global_settings/urls.py
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 
 from iam.sso.views import SSOSettingsViewSet
 
-from .views import GlobalSettingsViewSet, get_sso_info, update_general_settings
+from .views import (
+    GlobalSettingsViewSet,
+    get_sso_info,
+    update_general_settings,
+    get_general_settings,
+)
 from .routers import DefaultSettingsRouter
 
 
@@ -21,6 +26,7 @@
     # This route should ideally be placed under the routes of the routers, but the DefaultRouter usage overwrite the route and makes it inaccessible.
     # Could we use DefaultSettingsRouter to register the "global" route to fix that ?
     path(r"general/update/", update_general_settings, name="update_general_settings"),
+    path(r"general/info/", get_general_settings, name="get_general_settings"),
     path(r"", include(router.urls)),
     path(r"", include(settings_router.urls)),
     path(r"sso/info/", get_sso_info, name="get_sso_info"),
diff --git a/backend/global_settings/views.py b/backend/global_settings/views.py
index e6645a937..adedb51c4 100644
--- a/backend/global_settings/views.py
+++ b/backend/global_settings/views.py
@@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 UPDATABLE_GENERAL_SETTINGS = frozenset(
     ["lang"]
 )  # This represents the list of "general" GlobalSettings an admin has the right to change.
+PUBLIC_GENERAL_SETTINGS = [
+    "lang"
+]  # List of general settings accessible by anyone (non-sensitive general settings).
+
+
+@api_view(["GET"])
+@permission_classes([permissions.AllowAny])
+def get_general_settings(request):
+    """
+    API endpoint to get the general settings.
+    """
+    general_settings = GlobalSettings.objects.filter(name="general").first()
+    if general_settings is None:
+        return {}
+
+    public_settings = {
+        key: general_settings.value.get(key) for key in PUBLIC_GENERAL_SETTINGS
+    }
+    return Response(public_settings)
 
 
 @api_view(["PATCH"])
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts b/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts
index a63710bcf..169adb675 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { languageTag, setLanguageTag } from '$paraglide/runtime';
 
 import { loadFeatureFlags } from '$lib/feature-flags';
 
+let generalSettings = {};
+
 async function ensureCsrfToken(event: RequestEvent): Promise<string> {
 	let csrfToken = event.cookies.get('csrftoken') || '';
 	if (!csrfToken) {
@@ -28,23 +30,43 @@ async function ensureCsrfToken(event: RequestEvent): Promise<string> {
 
 async function validateUserSession(event: RequestEvent): Promise<User | null> {
 	const token = event.cookies.get('token');
-	if (!token) return null;
+	const requestList = [fetch(`${BASE_API_URL}/settings/general/info/`)];
+	if (token) {
+		requestList.push(
+			fetch(`${BASE_API_URL}/iam/current-user/`, {
+				credentials: 'include',
+				headers: {
+					'content-type': 'application/json',
+					Authorization: `Token ${token}`
+				}
+			})
+		);
+	}
 
-	const res = await fetch(`${BASE_API_URL}/iam/current-user/`, {
-		credentials: 'include',
-		headers: {
-			'content-type': 'application/json',
-			Authorization: `Token ${token}`
-		}
-	});
+	const responseList = await Promise.all(requestList);
+	const settingsRes = responseList[0];
+	const newGeneralSettings = await settingsRes.json();
+	generalSettings = newGeneralSettings;
+
+	if (!event.cookies.get('ciso_lang')) {
+		event.cookies.set('ciso_lang', generalSettings.lang || 'en', {
+			httpOnly: false,
+			sameSite: 'lax',
+			path: '/',
+			secure: true
+		});
+	}
+
+	if (!token) return null;
 
-	if (!res.ok) {
+	const userRes = responseList[1];
+	if (!userRes.ok) {
 		event.cookies.delete('token', {
 			path: '/'
 		});
 		redirect(302, `/login?next=${event.url.pathname}`);
 	}
-	return res.json();
+	return userRes.json();
 }
 
 export const handle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
@@ -56,7 +78,7 @@ export const handle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
 
 	const errorId = new URL(event.request.url).searchParams.get('error');
 	if (errorId) {
-		setLanguageTag(event.cookies.get('ciso_lang') || 'en');
+		setLanguageTag(event.cookies.get('ciso_lang') || generalSettings.lang || 'en');
 		setFlash({ type: 'error', message: safeTranslate(errorId) }, event);
 		redirect(302, '/login');
 	}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/Forms/ModelForm/GeneralSettingForm.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/Forms/ModelForm/GeneralSettingForm.svelte
index d90bcfd72..48f37f81f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/Forms/ModelForm/GeneralSettingForm.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/Forms/ModelForm/GeneralSettingForm.svelte
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 	import Select from '../Select.svelte';
 	import type { SuperValidated } from 'sveltekit-superforms';
 	import type { ModelInfo, CacheLock } from '$lib/utils/types';
-	import { availableLanguageTags, languageTag, setLanguageTag } from '$paraglide/runtime';
+	import { availableLanguageTags } from '$paraglide/runtime';
 	import { LOCALE_DISPLAY_MAP } from '$lib/utils/constants';
 	import * as m from '$paraglide/messages.js';
+
 	export let form: SuperValidated<any>;
 	export let model: ModelInfo;
 	export let cacheLocks: Record<string, CacheLock> = {};
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/Forms/Select.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/Forms/Select.svelte
index 412381c3a..d376016d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/Forms/Select.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/Forms/Select.svelte
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
 				{@const defaultValue = blank ? '' : null}
 				<option value={defaultValue} selected>--</option>
 			{/if}
-			{JSON.stringify(options)}
 			{#each options as option}
 				<option value={option.value} style="background-color: {color_map[option.value]}">
 					{safeTranslate(option.label)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/settings/+page.server.ts b/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/settings/+page.server.ts
index c19378b45..1318d40cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/settings/+page.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/settings/+page.server.ts
@@ -14,34 +14,42 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ fetch }) => {
 
 	const selectOptions: Record<string, any> = {};
 
-	const ssoMmodel = getModelInfo('sso-settings');
+	const ssoModel = getModelInfo('sso-settings');
 	const generalSettingModel = getModelInfo('general-settings');
 
-	if (ssoMmodel.selectFields) {
-		for (const selectField of ssoMmodel.selectFields) {
-			const url = `${BASE_API_URL}/settings/sso/${selectField.field}/`;
-			const response = await fetch(url);
-			if (response.ok) {
-				selectOptions[selectField.field] = await response.json().then((data) =>
-					Object.entries(data).map(([key, value]) => ({
-						label: value,
-						value: key
-					}))
-				);
-			} else {
-				console.error(`Failed to fetch data for ${selectField.field}: ${response.statusText}`);
-			}
-		}
+	const requestList = [fetch(`${BASE_API_URL}/settings/general/info/`)];
+
+	const selectFields = ssoModel.selectFields ?? [];
+	for (const selectField of selectFields) {
+		const field = selectField.field;
+		const url = `${BASE_API_URL}/settings/sso/${field}/`;
+		requestList.push(fetch(url).then((response) => [response, field]));
 	}
 
-	ssoMmodel.selectOptions = selectOptions;
+	const responseList = await Promise.all(requestList);
+	const generalSettingResponse = responseList[0];
+	for (let i = 1; i < responseList.length; i++) {
+		const [response, field] = responseList[i];
+		if (response.ok) {
+			selectOptions[field] = await response.json().then((data) =>
+				Object.entries(data).map(([key, value]) => ({
+					label: value,
+					value: key
+				}))
+			);
+		} else {
+			console.error(`Failed to fetch data for ${selectField.field}: ${response.statusText}`);
+		}
+	}
 
+	ssoModel.selectOptions = selectOptions;
 	const ssoForm = await superValidate(settings, zod(SSOSettingsSchema), { errors: false });
-	const generalSettingForm = await superValidate(settings, zod(GeneralSettingsSchema), {
+	const generalSettings = await generalSettingResponse.json();
+	const generalSettingForm = await superValidate(generalSettings, zod(GeneralSettingsSchema), {
 		errors: false
 	});
 
-	return { settings, ssoForm, ssoMmodel, generalSettingForm, generalSettingModel };
+	return { settings, ssoForm, ssoModel, generalSettingForm, generalSettingModel };
 };
 
 export const actions: Actions = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/settings/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/settings/+page.svelte
index 867c59f86..9129b76a2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/settings/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/settings/+page.svelte
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 {#if tabSet === 0}
 	<div>
 		<span class="text-gray-500">{m.ssoSettingsDescription()}</span>
-		<ModelForm form={data.ssoForm} model={data.ssoMmodel} cancelButton={false} action="?/sso" />
+		<ModelForm form={data.ssoForm} model={data.ssoModel} cancelButton={false} action="?/sso" />
 	</div>
 {:else if tabSet === 1}
 	<div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(app)/+layout.server.ts b/frontend/src/routes/(app)/+layout.server.ts
index ca35e1194..371c99ac6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(app)/+layout.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(app)/+layout.server.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ export const load = loadFlash(async ({ locals, url, cookies, request }) => {
 			});
 		}
 	}
-	setLanguageTag(cookies.get('ciso_lang') || sourceLanguageTag);
 	return { user: locals.user };
 }) satisfies LayoutServerLoad;
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/ParaglideJsProvider.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/ParaglideJsProvider.svelte
index 777a8ae3a..1758119ab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/ParaglideJsProvider.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/ParaglideJsProvider.svelte
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@
 
 	onMount(() => {
 		// const valueFromSession = sessionStorage.getItem('lang') || sourceLanguageTag;
-		const valueFromCookies = getCookie('ciso_lang') || sourceLanguageTag;
+		const valueFromCookies = getCookie('ciso_lang') || languageTag();
 		// @ts-ignore
-		setCookie('ciso_lang', valueFromCookies);
 		setLanguageTag(valueFromCookies);
 	});