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 c83a1dd8a..5ea39be6a 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
@@ -806,12 +806,12 @@ RED.subflow = (function() {
         locales.val(currentLocale);
 
         locales.on("change", function() {
-            var locale = $(this).val();
+            currentLocale = $(this).val();
             var items = $("#node-input-env-container").editableList("items");
             items.each(function (i, item) {
                 var entry = $(this).data('data');
                 var labelField = entry.ui.labelField;
-                labelField.val(lookupLabel(entry.ui.label, "", locale));
+                labelField.val(lookupLabel(entry.ui.label, "", currentLocale));
                 if (labelField.timeout) {
                     clearTimeout(labelField.timeout);
                     delete labelField.timeout;