diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index 5f2fc22d9..7727354c8 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -283,7 +283,23 @@ function getLogs(unit, options, callback) {
 function getLanguages(callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    callback(null, ['en', 'de', 'fr', 'it']);
+    // we always return english to avoid dashboard breakage
+    var languages = ['en'];
+
+    fs.readdir(path.join(paths.DASHBOARD_DIR, 'translation'), function (error, result) {
+        if (error) {
+            console.error('Failed to list translations', error);
+            return callback(null, languages);
+        }
+
+        var jsonFiles = result.filter(function (file) { return path.extname(file) === '.json'; });
+        console.log(jsonFiles);
+
+        languages = jsonFiles.map(function (file) { return path.basename(file, '.json'); });
+        console.log(jsonFiles);
+
+        callback(null, languages);
+    });
 }
 
 function prepareDashboardDomain(domain, auditSource, callback) {