diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 7ea8c5950..fb5488e7a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ LANGUAGES = [
     ("de-de", _("German")),
     ("es", _("Spanish")),
     ("fr-fr", _("French")),
-    ("zh-cn", _("Simplified Chinese")),
+    ("zh-hans", _("Simplified Chinese")),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo b/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
similarity index 100%
rename from locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
rename to locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
diff --git a/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
similarity index 100%
rename from locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
rename to locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.po