diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/about/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/about/index.jsx
index 81132f21e7..2b0c356acb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/about/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/about/index.jsx
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ class About extends PureComponent {
             ) : (
               <ol className='rules-list'>
                 {server.get('rules').map(rule => {
-                  const text = rule.getIn(['translations', locale, 'text']) || rule.get('text');
-                  const hint = rule.getIn(['translations', locale, 'hint']) || rule.get('hint');
+                  const text = rule.getIn(['translations', locale, 'text']) || rule.getIn(['translations', locale.split('-')[0], 'text']) || rule.get('text');
+                  const hint = rule.getIn(['translations', locale, 'hint']) || rule.getIn(['translations', locale.split('-')[0], 'hint']) || rule.get('hint');
                   return (
                     <li key={rule.get('id')}>
                       <div className='rules-list__text'>{text}</div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/report/rules.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/report/rules.jsx
index b77d75df2f..c0b1de3abb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/report/rules.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/report/rules.jsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Rules extends PureComponent {
               value={item.get('id')}
               checked={selectedRuleIds.includes(item.get('id'))}
               onToggle={this.handleRulesToggle}
-              label={item.getIn(['translations', locale, 'text']) || item.get('text')}
+              label={item.getIn(['translations', locale, 'text']) || item.getIn(['translations', locale.split('-')[0], 'text']) || item.get('text')}
               multiple
             />
           ))}