diff --git a/components/partials/header/locale-switcher.tsx b/components/partials/header/locale-switcher.tsx
index fcb2582b..8b295575 100644
--- a/components/partials/header/locale-switcher.tsx
+++ b/components/partials/header/locale-switcher.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useParams } from "next/navigation";
 import { locales } from "@/config";
 import { usePathname, useRouter } from "@/i18n/routing";
 
-import { useTransition } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useTransition } from "react";
 import {
   Select,
   SelectContent,
@@ -14,18 +14,32 @@ import {
   SelectValue,
 } from "@/components/ui/select";
 import Image from "next/image";
+import Cookies from "js-cookie";
 
 export default function LocalSwitcher() {
   const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
   const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const params = useParams();
-  const localActive = useLocale();
+  const localActive = useLocale() || "in";
+  const defaultLocale = Cookies.get("locale");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.log("locale", defaultLocale);
+
+    if (!defaultLocale) {
+      Cookies.set("locale", "in");
+      startTransition(() => {
+        router.replace(pathname, { locale: "in" });
+      });
+    }
+  }, []);
 
   const onSelectChange = (nextLocale: string) => {
     startTransition(() => {
       router.replace(pathname, { locale: nextLocale });
     });
+    Cookies.set("locale", nextLocale);
   };
   return (
     <Select onValueChange={onSelectChange} defaultValue={localActive}>
diff --git a/i18n/routing.ts b/i18n/routing.ts
index 401b83bf..bcd8ce56 100644
--- a/i18n/routing.ts
+++ b/i18n/routing.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import {defineRouting} from 'next-intl/routing';
-import {createSharedPathnamesNavigation} from 'next-intl/navigation';
- import {locales} from '@/config';
+import { defineRouting } from "next-intl/routing";
+import { createSharedPathnamesNavigation } from "next-intl/navigation";
+import { locales } from "@/config";
 export const routing = defineRouting({
   // A list of all locales that are supported
   locales: locales,
- 
+
   // Used when no locale matches
-  defaultLocale: 'en'
+  defaultLocale: "in",
 });
- 
+
 // Lightweight wrappers around Next.js' navigation APIs
 // that will consider the routing configuration
-export const {Link, redirect, usePathname, useRouter} =
-  createSharedPathnamesNavigation(routing);
\ No newline at end of file
+export const { Link, redirect, usePathname, useRouter } =
+  createSharedPathnamesNavigation(routing);
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index bb226b0d..f8a2d2b1 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,29 @@
 import createMiddleware from "next-intl/middleware";
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { locales } from "@/config";
+import { routing } from "./i18n/routing";
 
-export default async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
-  // Step 1: Use the incoming request (example)
-  const defaultLocale = request.headers.get("dashcode-locale") || "in";
+// export default async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
+//   // Step 1: Use the incoming request (example)
+//   const defaultLocale = "in";
+//   // const defaultLocale = request.headers.get("dashcode-locale") || "in";
 
-  // Step 2: Create and call the next-intl middleware (example)
-  const handleI18nRouting = createMiddleware({
-    locales,
-    defaultLocale,
-  });
-  const response = handleI18nRouting(request);
+//   // Step 2: Create and call the next-intl middleware (example)
+//   const handleI18nRouting = createMiddleware({
+//     locales: ["in", "en"],
+//     defaultLocale: "in",
+//   });
+//   const response = handleI18nRouting(request);
 
-  // Step 3: Alter the response (example)
-  response.headers.set("dashcode-locale", defaultLocale);
+//   // Step 3: Alter the response (example)
+//   response.headers.set("dashcode-locale", defaultLocale);
 
-  return response;
-}
+//   return response;
+// }
+
+export default createMiddleware(routing);
 
 export const config = {
   // Match only internationalized pathnames
-  matcher: ["/", "/(ar|in|en)/:path*"],
+  matcher: ["/", "/(in|en)/:path*"],
 };