diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/locales.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/locales.js
index ebe3e3281..f9453f55b 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/locales.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/locales.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = {
         var namespace = req.params[0];
         namespace = namespace.replace(/\.json$/,"");
         var lang = req.query.lng || i18n.defaultLang; //apiUtil.determineLangFromHeaders(req.acceptsLanguages() || []);
-        if (/[^a-z\-]/i.test(lang)) {
+        if (/[^a-z\-\*]/i.test(lang)) {
             res.json({});
             return;
         }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/nodes.js
index aa5eca100..a0ce200b3 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/nodes.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ var api = module.exports = {
         return new Promise(function(resolve,reject) {
             var id = opts.id;
             var lang = opts.lang;
-            if (/[^a-z\-]/i.test(opts.lang)) {
+            if (/[^a-z\-\*]/i.test(opts.lang)) {
                 reject(new Error("Invalid language: "+opts.lang));
                 return
             }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ var api = module.exports = {
     getNodeConfigs: function(opts) {
         return new Promise(function(resolve,reject) {
             runtime.log.audit({event: "nodes.configs.get"}, opts.req);
-            if (/[^a-z\-]/i.test(opts.lang)) {
+            if (/[^a-z\-\*]/i.test(opts.lang)) {
                 reject(new Error("Invalid language: "+opts.lang));
                 return
             }
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ var api = module.exports = {
             var namespace = opts.module;
             var lang = opts.lang;
             var prevLang = runtime.i18n.i.language;
-            if (/[^a-z\-]/i.test(lang)) {
+            if (/[^a-z\-\*]/i.test(lang)) {
                 reject(new Error("Invalid language: "+lang));
                 return
             }
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ var api = module.exports = {
         return new Promise(function(resolve,reject) {
             var namespace = opts.module;
             var lang = opts.lang;
-            if (/[^a-z\-]/i.test(lang)) {
+            if (/[^a-z\-\*]/i.test(lang)) {
                 reject(new Error("Invalid language: "+lang));
                 return
             }