diff --git a/src/c3nav/settings.py b/src/c3nav/settings.py
index 29082189..baaa9c64 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/settings.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/settings.py
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'c3nav.mapdata.middleware.NoLanguageMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
 ]