diff --git a/code/controller/WidgetController.php b/code/controller/WidgetController.php
index 1896296..1008ee5 100644
--- a/code/controller/WidgetController.php
+++ b/code/controller/WidgetController.php
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ class WidgetController extends Controller {
 		if (class_exists('Translatable') && Member::currentUserID()) {
 			// set current locale based on logged in user's locale
 			$locale = Member::currentUser()->Locale;
-			Translatable::set_current_locale($locale);
 			i18n::set_locale($locale);
 		}
 		if(class_exists($className) && is_subclass_of($className, 'Widget')) {
diff --git a/javascript/WidgetAreaEditor.js b/javascript/WidgetAreaEditor.js
index 840d5a2..9baf7bb 100644
--- a/javascript/WidgetAreaEditor.js
+++ b/javascript/WidgetAreaEditor.js
@@ -103,10 +103,15 @@
 					}
 				}
 				
-				var parentRef=$(this);
+				var parentRef=$(this),
+					locale = $(this).closest('form').find('input[name=Locale]').val();
+				
 				$.ajax({
 					'url': 'WidgetController/EditableSegment/' + className, 
-					'success' : function(response) {parentRef.insertWidgetEditor(response)}
+					'success' : function(response) {parentRef.insertWidgetEditor(response)},
+					'data' : {
+						'locale' :  locale ,
+					},
 				});
 			},
 			
@@ -177,4 +182,4 @@
 			}
 		});
 	})
-})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(jQuery);