diff --git a/packages/marko-web-inquiry/components/form.marko b/packages/marko-web-inquiry/components/form.marko
index e12c3d7d8..71a618aed 100644
--- a/packages/marko-web-inquiry/components/form.marko
+++ b/packages/marko-web-inquiry/components/form.marko
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $ const withDescription = defaultValue(input.withDescription, true);
 
 $ const blockName = "inquiry-form";
 $ const { RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY } = require('../env');
-$ const lang = input.lang;
+$ const lang = defaultValue(input.lang, "en")
 
 <if(inquiry.enabled)>
   <marko-web-block name=blockName modifiers=input.modifiers>