diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index ca6868036..e6c6f7cc3 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "activitystrea.ms": "~2.1.3",
     "apollo-cache-inmemory": "~1.6.2",
-    "apollo-client": "~2.6.2",
+    "apollo-client": "~2.6.3",
     "apollo-link-context": "~1.0.18",
     "apollo-link-http": "~1.5.15",
     "apollo-server": "~2.6.3",
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "@babel/register": "~7.4.4",
     "apollo-server-testing": "~2.6.3",
     "babel-core": "~7.0.0-0",
-    "babel-eslint": "~10.0.1",
+    "babel-eslint": "~10.0.2",
     "babel-jest": "~24.8.0",
     "chai": "~4.2.0",
     "cucumber": "~5.1.0",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index bc1e958ff..ea5891a1f 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1322,10 +1322,10 @@ apollo-cache@1.3.2, apollo-cache@^1.3.2:
     apollo-utilities "^1.3.2"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
-apollo-client@~2.6.2:
-  version "2.6.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.6.2.tgz#03b6af651e09b6e413e486ddc87464c85bd6e514"
-  integrity sha512-oks1MaT5x7gHcPeC8vPC1UzzsKaEIC0tye+jg72eMDt5OKc7BobStTeS/o2Ib3e0ii40nKxGBnMdl/Xa/p56Yg==
+apollo-client@~2.6.3:
+  version "2.6.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.6.3.tgz#9bb2d42fb59f1572e51417f341c5f743798d22db"
+  integrity sha512-DS8pmF5CGiiJ658dG+mDn8pmCMMQIljKJSTeMNHnFuDLV0uAPZoeaAwVFiAmB408Ujqt92oIZ/8yJJAwSIhd4A==
   dependencies:
     "@types/zen-observable" "^0.8.0"
     apollo-cache "1.3.2"
@@ -1790,10 +1790,10 @@ babel-core@~7.0.0-0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-core/-/babel-core-7.0.0-bridge.0.tgz#95a492ddd90f9b4e9a4a1da14eb335b87b634ece"
   integrity sha512-poPX9mZH/5CSanm50Q+1toVci6pv5KSRv/5TWCwtzQS5XEwn40BcCrgIeMFWP9CKKIniKXNxoIOnOq4VVlGXhg==
 
-babel-eslint@~10.0.1:
-  version "10.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-eslint/-/babel-eslint-10.0.1.tgz#919681dc099614cd7d31d45c8908695092a1faed"
-  integrity sha512-z7OT1iNV+TjOwHNLLyJk+HN+YVWX+CLE6fPD2SymJZOZQBs+QIexFjhm4keGTm8MW9xr4EC9Q0PbaLB24V5GoQ==
+babel-eslint@~10.0.2:
+  version "10.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-eslint/-/babel-eslint-10.0.2.tgz#182d5ac204579ff0881684b040560fdcc1558456"
+  integrity sha512-UdsurWPtgiPgpJ06ryUnuaSXC2s0WoSZnQmEpbAH65XZSdwowgN5MvyP7e88nW07FYXv72erVtpBkxyDVKhH1Q==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/code-frame" "^7.0.0"
     "@babel/parser" "^7.0.0"
diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
index f7f306fc3..8b741443f 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { config, mount, createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import ContributionForm from './index.vue'
 import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
+import Vuex from 'vuex'
 
 const localVue = createLocalVue()
 
+localVue.use(Vuex)
 localVue.use(Styleguide)
 
 config.stubs['no-ssr'] = '<span><slot /></span>'
@@ -53,8 +55,16 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
   })
 
   describe('mount', () => {
+    const getters = {
+      'editor/placeholder': () => {
+        return 'some cool placeholder'
+      },
+    }
+    const store = new Vuex.Store({
+      getters,
+    })
     const Wrapper = () => {
-      return mount(ContributionForm, { mocks, localVue, computed })
+      return mount(ContributionForm, { mocks, localVue, computed, store })
     }
 
     beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/webapp/components/Editor/index.vue b/webapp/components/Editor/index.vue
index 4375681b5..b6e460c83 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Editor/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Editor/index.vue
@@ -187,7 +187,11 @@ import {
   History,
 } from 'tiptap-extensions'
 import Mention from './nodes/Mention.js'
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 import Tag from './nodes/Tag.js'
+=======
+import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
+>>>>>>> origin/master
 
 let throttleInputEvent
 
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ export default {
           new ListItem(),
           new Placeholder({
             emptyNodeClass: 'is-empty',
-            emptyNodeText: this.$t('editor.placeholder'),
+            emptyNodeText: this.placeholder || this.$t('editor.placeholder'),
           }),
           new History(),
           new Mention({
@@ -382,11 +386,17 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   computed: {
+<<<<<<< HEAD
     usersFilterHasResults() {
       return this.filteredUsers.length > 0
     },
     tagsFilterHasResults() {
       return this.filteredTags.length > 0
+=======
+    ...mapGetters({ placeholder: 'editor/placeholder' }),
+    hasResults() {
+      return this.filteredUsers.length
+>>>>>>> origin/master
     },
     showSuggestions() {
       return this.query || this.usersFilterHasResults || this.tagsFilterHasResults
@@ -404,20 +414,20 @@ export default {
         this.editor.setContent(content)
       },
     },
-  },
-  mounted() {
-    this.$root.$on('changeLanguage', () => {
-      this.changePlaceHolderText()
-    })
+    placeholder: {
+      immediate: true,
+      handler: function(val) {
+        if (!val) {
+          return
+        }
+        this.editor.extensions.options.placeholder.emptyNodeText = val
+      },
+    },
   },
   beforeDestroy() {
-    this.$root.$off('changeLanguage')
     this.editor.destroy()
   },
   methods: {
-    changePlaceHolderText() {
-      this.editor.extensions.options.placeholder.emptyNodeText = this.$t('editor.placeholder')
-    },
     // navigate to the previous item
     // if it's the first item, navigate to the last one
     upHandler(filteredArray) {
diff --git a/webapp/components/Editor/spec.js b/webapp/components/Editor/spec.js
index 249192b57..b982d941d 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Editor/spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/Editor/spec.js
@@ -1,31 +1,43 @@
 import { mount, createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import Editor from './'
+import Vuex from 'vuex'
 
 import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
 
 const localVue = createLocalVue()
+localVue.use(Vuex)
 localVue.use(Styleguide)
 
 describe('Editor.vue', () => {
   let wrapper
   let propsData
   let mocks
+  let getters
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     propsData = {}
     mocks = {
       $t: () => {},
     }
+    getters = {
+      'editor/placeholder': () => {
+        return 'some cool placeholder'
+      },
+    }
   })
 
   describe('mount', () => {
     let Wrapper = () => {
+      const store = new Vuex.Store({
+        getters,
+      })
       return (wrapper = mount(Editor, {
         mocks,
         propsData,
         localVue,
         sync: false,
         stubs: { transition: false },
+        store,
       }))
     }
 
@@ -43,5 +55,13 @@ describe('Editor.vue', () => {
         expect(wrapper.find('.ProseMirror').text()).toContain('I am a piece of text')
       })
     })
+
+    describe('uses the placeholder', () => {
+      it('from the store', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.vm.editor.extensions.options.placeholder.emptyNodeText).toEqual(
+          'some cool placeholder',
+        )
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/webapp/components/LocaleSwitch/LocaleSwitch.spec.js b/webapp/components/LocaleSwitch/LocaleSwitch.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae81881d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/components/LocaleSwitch/LocaleSwitch.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { mount, createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
+import Vuex from 'vuex'
+import VTooltip from 'v-tooltip'
+import LocaleSwitch from './LocaleSwitch.vue'
+import { mutations } from '~/store/editor'
+
+const localVue = createLocalVue()
+
+localVue.use(Vuex)
+localVue.use(Styleguide)
+localVue.use(VTooltip)
+
+describe('LocaleSwitch.vue', () => {
+  let wrapper
+  let mocks
+  let computed
+  let deutschLanguageItem
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mocks = {
+      $i18n: {
+        locale: () => 'de',
+        set: jest.fn(),
+      },
+      $t: jest.fn(),
+      setPlaceholderText: jest.fn(),
+    }
+    computed = {
+      current: () => {
+        return { code: 'en' }
+      },
+      routes: () => {
+        return [
+          {
+            name: 'English',
+            path: 'en',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'Deutsch',
+            path: 'de',
+          },
+        ]
+      },
+    }
+  })
+
+  describe('mount', () => {
+    const store = new Vuex.Store({
+      mutations: {
+        'editor/SET_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT': mutations.SET_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT,
+      },
+    })
+    const Wrapper = () => {
+      return mount(LocaleSwitch, { mocks, localVue, store, computed })
+    }
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = Wrapper()
+      wrapper.find('.locale-menu').trigger('click')
+      deutschLanguageItem = wrapper.findAll('li').at(1)
+      deutschLanguageItem.trigger('click')
+    })
+
+    it("changes a user's locale", () => {
+      expect(mocks.$i18n.set).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/webapp/components/LocaleSwitch.vue b/webapp/components/LocaleSwitch/LocaleSwitch.vue
similarity index 92%
rename from webapp/components/LocaleSwitch.vue
rename to webapp/components/LocaleSwitch/LocaleSwitch.vue
index f6f1a9727..aeee580b5 100644
--- a/webapp/components/LocaleSwitch.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/LocaleSwitch/LocaleSwitch.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import Dropdown from '~/components/Dropdown'
 import find from 'lodash/find'
 import orderBy from 'lodash/orderBy'
+import { mapMutations } from 'vuex'
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -65,10 +66,11 @@ export default {
     },
   },
   methods: {
+    ...mapMutations({ setPlaceholderText: 'editor/SET_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT' }),
     changeLanguage(locale, toggleMenu) {
       this.$i18n.set(locale)
       toggleMenu()
-      this.$root.$emit('changeLanguage')
+      this.setPlaceholderText(this.$t('editor.placeholder'))
     },
     matcher(locale) {
       return locale === this.$i18n.locale()
diff --git a/webapp/components/comments/CommentForm/spec.js b/webapp/components/comments/CommentForm/spec.js
index ded57348c..16a4d454d 100644
--- a/webapp/components/comments/CommentForm/spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/comments/CommentForm/spec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { mount, createLocalVue, createWrapper } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import CommentForm from './index.vue'
 import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
+import Vuex from 'vuex'
 
 const localVue = createLocalVue()
-
+localVue.use(Vuex)
 localVue.use(Styleguide)
 
 describe('CommentForm.vue', () => {
@@ -35,8 +36,16 @@ describe('CommentForm.vue', () => {
   })
 
   describe('mount', () => {
+    const getters = {
+      'editor/placeholder': () => {
+        return 'some cool placeholder'
+      },
+    }
+    const store = new Vuex.Store({
+      getters,
+    })
     const Wrapper = () => {
-      return mount(CommentForm, { mocks, localVue, propsData })
+      return mount(CommentForm, { mocks, localVue, propsData, store })
     }
 
     beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/webapp/layouts/default.vue b/webapp/layouts/default.vue
index 7708d6d2e..162bae0fb 100644
--- a/webapp/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/webapp/layouts/default.vue
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
 <script>
 import { mapGetters, mapActions } from 'vuex'
-import LocaleSwitch from '~/components/LocaleSwitch'
+import LocaleSwitch from '~/components/LocaleSwitch/LocaleSwitch'
 import SearchInput from '~/components/SearchInput.vue'
 import Modal from '~/components/Modal'
 import NotificationMenu from '~/components/notifications/NotificationMenu'
diff --git a/webapp/package.json b/webapp/package.json
index a3d8c6dda..0fdc9b31f 100644
--- a/webapp/package.json
+++ b/webapp/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "@nuxtjs/style-resources": "~0.1.2",
     "accounting": "~0.4.1",
     "apollo-cache-inmemory": "~1.5.1",
-    "apollo-client": "~2.6.2",
+    "apollo-client": "~2.6.3",
     "cookie-universal-nuxt": "~2.0.16",
     "cross-env": "~5.2.0",
     "date-fns": "2.0.0-alpha.34",
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "@vue/server-test-utils": "~1.0.0-beta.29",
     "@vue/test-utils": "~1.0.0-beta.29",
     "babel-core": "~7.0.0-bridge.0",
-    "babel-eslint": "~10.0.1",
+    "babel-eslint": "~10.0.2",
     "babel-jest": "~24.8.0",
     "eslint": "~5.16.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "~5.0.0",
diff --git a/webapp/pages/login.vue b/webapp/pages/login.vue
index a96fbdbf1..7520eaa5b 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/login.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/login.vue
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import LocaleSwitch from '~/components/LocaleSwitch'
+import LocaleSwitch from '~/components/LocaleSwitch/LocaleSwitch'
 
 export default {
   components: {
diff --git a/webapp/store/editor.js b/webapp/store/editor.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c5f665a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/store/editor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export const state = () => {
+  return {
+    placeholder: null,
+  }
+}
+
+export const getters = {
+  placeholder(state) {
+    return state.placeholder
+  },
+}
+
+export const mutations = {
+  SET_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT(state, text) {
+    state.placeholder = text
+  },
+}
diff --git a/webapp/store/editor.spec.js b/webapp/store/editor.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90477ea20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/store/editor.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { getters, mutations } from './editor.js'
+
+let state
+
+describe('getters', () => {
+  describe('placeholder', () => {
+    it('return the value in state', () => {
+      state = { placeholder: null }
+      expect(getters.placeholder(state)).toBe(null)
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('mutations', () => {
+  it('SET_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT', () => {
+    state = { placeholder: null }
+    mutations.SET_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT(state, 'new placeholder')
+    expect(getters.placeholder(state)).toBe('new placeholder')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/webapp/yarn.lock b/webapp/yarn.lock
index 80d519770..5af08d403 100644
--- a/webapp/yarn.lock
+++ b/webapp/yarn.lock
@@ -1893,10 +1893,10 @@ apollo-cache@1.3.2, apollo-cache@^1.2.1:
     apollo-utilities "^1.3.2"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
-apollo-client@^2.5.1, apollo-client@~2.6.2:
-  version "2.6.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.6.2.tgz#03b6af651e09b6e413e486ddc87464c85bd6e514"
-  integrity sha512-oks1MaT5x7gHcPeC8vPC1UzzsKaEIC0tye+jg72eMDt5OKc7BobStTeS/o2Ib3e0ii40nKxGBnMdl/Xa/p56Yg==
+apollo-client@^2.5.1, apollo-client@~2.6.3:
+  version "2.6.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.6.3.tgz#9bb2d42fb59f1572e51417f341c5f743798d22db"
+  integrity sha512-DS8pmF5CGiiJ658dG+mDn8pmCMMQIljKJSTeMNHnFuDLV0uAPZoeaAwVFiAmB408Ujqt92oIZ/8yJJAwSIhd4A==
   dependencies:
     "@types/zen-observable" "^0.8.0"
     apollo-cache "1.3.2"
@@ -2310,10 +2310,10 @@ babel-core@~7.0.0-bridge.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-core/-/babel-core-7.0.0-bridge.0.tgz#95a492ddd90f9b4e9a4a1da14eb335b87b634ece"
   integrity sha512-poPX9mZH/5CSanm50Q+1toVci6pv5KSRv/5TWCwtzQS5XEwn40BcCrgIeMFWP9CKKIniKXNxoIOnOq4VVlGXhg==
 
-babel-eslint@~10.0.1:
-  version "10.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-eslint/-/babel-eslint-10.0.1.tgz#919681dc099614cd7d31d45c8908695092a1faed"
-  integrity sha512-z7OT1iNV+TjOwHNLLyJk+HN+YVWX+CLE6fPD2SymJZOZQBs+QIexFjhm4keGTm8MW9xr4EC9Q0PbaLB24V5GoQ==
+babel-eslint@~10.0.2:
+  version "10.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-eslint/-/babel-eslint-10.0.2.tgz#182d5ac204579ff0881684b040560fdcc1558456"
+  integrity sha512-UdsurWPtgiPgpJ06ryUnuaSXC2s0WoSZnQmEpbAH65XZSdwowgN5MvyP7e88nW07FYXv72erVtpBkxyDVKhH1Q==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/code-frame" "^7.0.0"
     "@babel/parser" "^7.0.0"