diff --git a/src/js/defaults.js b/src/js/defaults.js
index 9adf0eb2..c120555b 100644
--- a/src/js/defaults.js
+++ b/src/js/defaults.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ const defaults = {
     // Captions settings
     captions: {
         active: false,
-        language: window.navigator.language.split('-')[0],
+        language: window.navigator.language && window.navigator.language.split('-')[0],
     },
 
     // Fullscreen settings