diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
index 606e941ba..5d6da0c77 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/grampslocale.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ _hdlr = None
 # GrampsLocale initialization comes before command-line argument
 # passing, so one must set the log level directly. The default is
 # logging.WARN. Uncomment the following to change it to logging.DEBUG:
-# LOG.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+LOG.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 try:
     from icu import Locale, Collator
     HAVE_ICU = True
@@ -831,10 +831,10 @@ class GrampsLocale(object):
         if not locale:
             return None
 
-        if locale[:2] in self.languages:
-            return locale[:2]
         if locale[:5] in self.languages:
             return locale[:5]
+        if locale[:2] in self.languages:
+            return locale[:2]
 
         return None