diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Server.php b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
index 4621c024c..43d55a6fc 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Server.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
@@ -1442,32 +1442,6 @@ class Server{
 			}
 			$this->config = new Config($this->dataPath . "pocketmine.yml", Config::YAML, []);
 
-			define('pocketmine\DEBUG', (int) $this->getProperty("debug.level", 1));
-
-			$this->forceLanguage = (bool) $this->getProperty("settings.force-language", false);
-			$this->baseLang = new BaseLang($this->getProperty("settings.language", BaseLang::FALLBACK_LANGUAGE));
-			$this->logger->info($this->getLanguage()->translateString("language.selected", [$this->getLanguage()->getName(), $this->getLanguage()->getLang()]));
-
-			if(\pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD and !((bool) $this->getProperty("settings.enable-dev-builds", false))){
-				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error1", [\pocketmine\NAME]));
-				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error2"));
-				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error3"));
-				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error4", ["settings.enable-dev-builds"]));
-				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error5", ["https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/releases"]));
-				$this->forceShutdown();
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if(((int) ini_get('zend.assertions')) > 0 and ((bool) $this->getProperty("debug.assertions.warn-if-enabled", true)) !== false){
-				$this->logger->warning("Debugging assertions are enabled, this may impact on performance. To disable them, set `zend.assertions = -1` in php.ini.");
-			}
-
-			ini_set('assert.exception', '1');
-
-			if($this->logger instanceof MainLogger){
-				$this->logger->setLogDebug(\pocketmine\DEBUG > 1);
-			}
-
 			$this->logger->info("Loading server properties...");
 			$this->properties = new Config($this->dataPath . "server.properties", Config::PROPERTIES, [
 				"motd" => \pocketmine\NAME . " Server",
@@ -1492,9 +1466,36 @@ class Server{
 				"rcon.password" => substr(base64_encode(random_bytes(20)), 3, 10),
 				"auto-save" => true,
 				"view-distance" => 8,
-				"xbox-auth" => true
+				"xbox-auth" => true,
+				"language" => "eng"
 			]);
 
+			define('pocketmine\DEBUG', (int) $this->getProperty("debug.level", 1));
+
+			$this->forceLanguage = (bool) $this->getProperty("settings.force-language", false);
+			$this->baseLang = new BaseLang($this->getConfigString("language", $this->getProperty("settings.language", BaseLang::FALLBACK_LANGUAGE)));
+			$this->logger->info($this->getLanguage()->translateString("language.selected", [$this->getLanguage()->getName(), $this->getLanguage()->getLang()]));
+
+			if(\pocketmine\IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD and !((bool) $this->getProperty("settings.enable-dev-builds", false))){
+				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error1", [\pocketmine\NAME]));
+				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error2"));
+				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error3"));
+				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error4", ["settings.enable-dev-builds"]));
+				$this->logger->emergency($this->baseLang->translateString("pocketmine.server.devBuild.error5", ["https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/releases"]));
+				$this->forceShutdown();
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if(((int) ini_get('zend.assertions')) > 0 and ((bool) $this->getProperty("debug.assertions.warn-if-enabled", true)) !== false){
+				$this->logger->warning("Debugging assertions are enabled, this may impact on performance. To disable them, set `zend.assertions = -1` in php.ini.");
+			}
+
+			ini_set('assert.exception', '1');
+
+			if($this->logger instanceof MainLogger){
+				$this->logger->setLogDebug(\pocketmine\DEBUG > 1);
+			}
+
 			$this->memoryManager = new MemoryManager($this);
 
 			$this->logger->info($this->getLanguage()->translateString("pocketmine.server.start", [TextFormat::AQUA . $this->getVersion() . TextFormat::RESET]));
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/resources/pocketmine.yml b/src/pocketmine/resources/pocketmine.yml
index 739f5194d..c62ecfa76 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/resources/pocketmine.yml
+++ b/src/pocketmine/resources/pocketmine.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 # New settings/defaults won't appear automatically in this file when upgrading.
 
 settings:
- #Three-letter language code for server-side localization
- #Check your language code on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-2_codes
- language: "eng"
  #Whether to send all strings translated to server locale or let the device handle them
  force-language: false
  shutdown-message: "Server closed"
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/wizard/SetupWizard.php b/src/pocketmine/wizard/SetupWizard.php
index 37a6e15c3..664441100 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/wizard/SetupWizard.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/wizard/SetupWizard.php
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class SetupWizard{
 			}
 		}while($lang === null);
 
+		$config = new Config(\pocketmine\DATA . "server.properties", Config::PROPERTIES);
+		$config->set("language", $lang);
+		$config->save();
+
 		$this->lang = new BaseLang($lang);
 
 		$this->message($this->lang->get("language_has_been_selected"));