diff --git a/backend/config.ts b/backend/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fd8ec3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Can be placed in dotenv but found it redundant
+
+// Import dotenv from "dotenv";
+
+// Load .env file
+// Dotenv.config();
+
+export const DWENGO_API_BASE = 'https://dwengo.org/backend/api';
+
+export const FALLBACK_LANG = 'nl';
diff --git a/backend/src/util/translationHelper.ts b/backend/src/util/translationHelper.ts
index 8bc4d7ca..f4443531 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/translationHelper.ts
+++ b/backend/src/util/translationHelper.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
+import {FALLBACK_LANG} from "../../config";
 
 export function loadTranslations<T>(language: string): T {
     try {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export function loadTranslations<T>(language: string): T {
             `Cannot load translation for ${language}, fallen back to dutch`
         );
         console.error(error);
-        const fallbackPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '_i18n', 'nl.yml');
+        const fallbackPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '_i18n', `${FALLBACK_LANG}.yml`);
         return yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(fallbackPath, 'utf8')) as T;
     }
 }