diff --git a/app.vue b/app.vue
index 2c926364..94630edc 100644
--- a/app.vue
+++ b/app.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-setupI18n()
 setupPageHeader()
 setupEmojis()
 provideGlobalCommands()
 
+await setupI18n()
+
 // We want to trigger rerendering the page when account changes
 const key = computed(() => `${currentUser.value?.server ?? currentServer.value}:${currentUser.value?.account.id || ''}`)
-
-const { params } = useRoute()
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/composables/setups.ts b/composables/setups.ts
index d44d14be..2a814d6a 100644
--- a/composables/setups.ts
+++ b/composables/setups.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { pwaInfo } from 'virtual:pwa-info'
 import type { Link } from '@unhead/schema'
 import type { Directions } from 'vue-i18n-routing'
-import { APP_NAME, STORAGE_KEY_LANG } from '~/constants'
+import { APP_NAME, COOKIE_MAX_AGE, STORAGE_KEY_LANG } from '~/constants'
 import type { LocaleObject } from '#i18n'
 
 export function setupPageHeader() {
@@ -49,27 +49,26 @@ export function setupPageHeader() {
 
 export async function setupI18n() {
   const { locale, setLocale, locales } = useI18n()
-  const nuxtApp = useNuxtApp()
-  nuxtApp.hook('app:suspense:resolve', async () => {
-    const isFirstVisit = process.server ? false : !window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY_LANG)
-    const localeStorage = process.server ? ref('en-US') : useLocalStorage(STORAGE_KEY_LANG, locale.value)
+  const cookieLocale = useCookie(STORAGE_KEY_LANG, { maxAge: COOKIE_MAX_AGE })
+  const isFirstVisit = cookieLocale.value == null
 
-    if (isFirstVisit) {
-      const userLang = (navigator.language || 'en-US').toLowerCase()
-      // cause vue-i18n not explicit export LocaleObject type
-      const supportLocales = unref(locales) as { code: string }[]
-      const lang = supportLocales.find(locale => userLang.startsWith(locale.code.toLowerCase()))?.code
+  if (process.client && isFirstVisit) {
+    const userLang = (navigator.language || 'en-US').toLowerCase()
+    // cause vue-i18n not explicit export LocaleObject type
+    const supportLocales = unref(locales) as { code: string }[]
+    const lang = supportLocales.find(locale => userLang.startsWith(locale.code.toLowerCase()))?.code
       || supportLocales.find(locale => userLang.startsWith(locale.code.split('-')[0]))?.code
-      localeStorage.value = lang || 'en-US'
-    }
+    cookieLocale.value = lang || 'en-US'
+  }
 
-    if (localeStorage.value !== locale.value)
-      await setLocale(localeStorage.value)
+  if (cookieLocale.value && cookieLocale.value !== locale.value)
+    await setLocale(cookieLocale.value)
 
+  if (process.client) {
     watchEffect(() => {
-      localeStorage.value = locale.value
+      cookieLocale.value = locale.value
     })
-  })
+  }
 }
 
 export async function setupEmojis() {
diff --git a/constants/index.ts b/constants/index.ts
index 2150c99c..2b6944cc 100644
--- a/constants/index.ts
+++ b/constants/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ export const STORAGE_KEY_HIDE_EXPLORE_TAGS_TIPS = 'elk-hide-explore-tags-tips'
 export const STORAGE_KEY_NOTIFICATION = 'elk-notification'
 export const STORAGE_KEY_NOTIFICATION_POLICY = 'elk-notification-policy'
 
+export const COOKIE_MAX_AGE = 10 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+
 export const COOKIE_KEY_FONT_SIZE = 'elk-font-size'
 export const COOKIE_KEY_COLOR_MODE = 'elk-color-mode'
+export const COOKIE_KEY_LOCALE = 'elk-locale'
 
 export const HANDLED_MASTO_URLS = /^(https?:\/\/)?([\w\d-]+\.)+\w+\/(@[@\w\d-\.]+)(\/objects)?(\/\d+)?$/
diff --git a/plugins/setup-color-mode.ts b/plugins/setup-color-mode.ts
index f757f17b..7461f55e 100644
--- a/plugins/setup-color-mode.ts
+++ b/plugins/setup-color-mode.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { ColorMode } from '~/types'
 import { InjectionKeyColorMode } from '~/constants/symbols'
-import { COOKIE_KEY_COLOR_MODE } from '~/constants'
+import { COOKIE_KEY_COLOR_MODE, COOKIE_MAX_AGE } from '~/constants'
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
-  const cookieColorMode = useCookie<ColorMode | null>(COOKIE_KEY_COLOR_MODE, { default: () => null })
+  const cookieColorMode = useCookie<ColorMode | null>(COOKIE_KEY_COLOR_MODE, { maxAge: COOKIE_MAX_AGE })
 
   const preferColorMode = process.server ? computed(() => 'light') : usePreferredColorScheme()
   const colorMode = computed<ColorMode>({
diff --git a/plugins/setup-font-size.ts b/plugins/setup-font-size.ts
index 73f55617..a25347e7 100644
--- a/plugins/setup-font-size.ts
+++ b/plugins/setup-font-size.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { FontSize } from '~/types'
 import { InjectionKeyFontSize } from '~/constants/symbols'
-import { COOKIE_KEY_FONT_SIZE } from '~/constants'
+import { COOKIE_KEY_FONT_SIZE, COOKIE_MAX_AGE } from '~/constants'
 import { fontSizeMap } from '~/constants/options'
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxt) => {
   const DEFAULT = 'md'
-  const cookieFontSize = useCookie<FontSize>(COOKIE_KEY_FONT_SIZE, { default: () => DEFAULT })
+  const cookieFontSize = useCookie<FontSize>(COOKIE_KEY_FONT_SIZE, { default: () => DEFAULT, maxAge: COOKIE_MAX_AGE })
   nuxt.vueApp.provide(InjectionKeyFontSize, cookieFontSize)
 
   if (!process.server) {