diff --git a/src/store/gui/getters.ts b/src/store/gui/getters.ts
index f114cb3a..039b9846 100644
--- a/src/store/gui/getters.ts
+++ b/src/store/gui/getters.ts
@@ -152,10 +152,8 @@ export const getters: GetterTree<GuiState, any> = {
         const setting = state.general.timeFormat
         if (setting === '12hours') return true
         if (setting === null) {
-            const browserLocale =
-                navigator.languages && navigator.languages.length ? navigator.languages[0] : navigator.language
-
-            if (browserLocale === 'en_us') return true
+            const timestring = new Date().toLocaleTimeString().split(' ')
+            return timestring.includes('AM') || timestring.includes('PM')
         }
 
         return false