diff --git a/backend/src/models/User.js b/backend/src/models/User.js
index 3096e4b54..ece678a1f 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/User.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/User.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module.exports = {
     type: 'boolean',
     default: false,
   },
-  language: {
+  locale: {
     type: 'string',
     allow: [null],
   },