diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/subflow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/subflow.js
index 5ea39be6a..2646704ae 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/subflow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/subflow.js
@@ -802,8 +802,8 @@ RED.subflow = (function() {
             }
             $("<option/>", opt).text(item.text).appendTo(locales);
         });
-        currentLocale = RED.i18n.lang();
-        locales.val(currentLocale);
+        var locale = RED.i18n.lang();
+        locales.val(locale);
 
         locales.on("change", function() {
             currentLocale = $(this).val();
@@ -1371,7 +1371,8 @@ RED.subflow = (function() {
         }
 
         var labels = ui.label || {};
-        var labelText = lookupLabel(labels, labels["en-US"]||tenv.name, currentLocale);
+        var locale = RED.i18n.lang();
+        var labelText = lookupLabel(labels, labels["en-US"]||tenv.name, locale);
         var label = $('<label>').appendTo(row);
         var labelContainer = $('<span></span>').appendTo(label);
         if (ui.icon) {
@@ -1423,7 +1424,7 @@ RED.subflow = (function() {
                 input = $('<select>').css('width','70%').appendTo(row);
                 if (ui.opts.opts) {
                     ui.opts.opts.forEach(function(o) {
-                        $('<option>').val(o.v).text(lookupLabel(o.l, o.l['en-US']||o.v, currentLocale)).appendTo(input);
+                        $('<option>').val(o.v).text(lookupLabel(o.l, o.l['en-US']||o.v, locale)).appendTo(input);
                     })
                 }
                 input.val(val.value);