diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/UserServiceImpl.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/UserServiceImpl.java
index 4578aeeb..13fedcba 100755
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/UserServiceImpl.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/UserServiceImpl.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class UserServiceImpl
         }
 
         //create welcome map
-        final Mindmap mindMap = buildWelcomeMindmap(user.getFirstname());
+        final Mindmap mindMap = buildTutorialMindmap(user.getFirstname());
         mindmapService.addMindmap(mindMap, user);
 
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class UserServiceImpl
         return user;
     }
 
-    public Mindmap buildWelcomeMindmap(@NotNull String firstName) {
+    public Mindmap buildTutorialMindmap(@NotNull String firstName) {
         //To change body of created methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
         Locale locale = LocaleContextHolder.getLocale();
 
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/messages.properties b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/messages.properties
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..366b74af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/messages.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+messages_en.properties
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/wisemapping-servlet.xml b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/wisemapping-servlet.xml
index f2fe9516..6e9d862c 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/wisemapping-servlet.xml
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/wisemapping-servlet.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@
     </bean>
 
     <bean id="localeResolver"
-          class="org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.SessionLocaleResolver"/>
+          class="org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.SessionLocaleResolver">
+       <property name="defaultLocale" value="en" />
+    </bean>
 
     <bean id="reCaptcha" class="net.tanesha.recaptcha.ReCaptchaImpl">
         <property name="privateKey" value="${google.recaptcha.privateKey}"/>
@@ -109,4 +111,4 @@
             </list>
         </property>
     </bean>
-</beans>
\ No newline at end of file
+</beans>