diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_orbit_bar.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_orbit_bar.html.erb
index 5194f96e7..a58a1f9d9 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_orbit_bar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_orbit_bar.html.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
           <a class="dropdown-toggle orbit-bar-language" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown">language</a>
           <ul class="dropdown-menu language-menu">
             <% @site_in_use_locales.each do |locale| %>
-	            <%= content_tag :li, (link_to t(:_locale, :locale => locale), add_locale(remove_locale(referer), locale)), :class => (I18n.locale.eql?(locale.to_sym) ? 'active' : nil) %>
+	            <%= content_tag :li, (link_to t(:_locale, :locale => locale), add_locale(remove_locale((referer rescue request.fullpath)), locale)), :class => (I18n.locale.eql?(locale.to_sym) ? 'active' : nil) %>
 	          <% end %>
           </ul>
         </li>