diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/i18n.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/i18n.ts
index 70ad5456da5abee1339fce0223c3ad9bfbfbe263..e0a2100b28d8883c91049f72aed56594146ecf49 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/i18n.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ i18n
   .init({
     // While we mark all strings for translations, one can test
     // it by setting the language in localStorage to their choice.
-    lng: localStorage.getItem('language') || 'cimode',
+    // Set this to 'cimode' to see the exact keys without interpolation.
+    lng: localStorage.getItem('language') || 'en',
 
     // allow keys to be phrases having `:`, `.`
     nsSeparator: false,
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/3242.md b/upcoming-release-notes/3242.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ccd0bd01f3e3dbb49d41aa38a5c1bd1797198455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/3242.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [julianwachholz]
+---
+
+Fixed translation keys being shown verbatim without interpolation