diff --git a/public/views/preferencesLanguage.html b/public/views/preferencesLanguage.html
index e3496b1e5..9c856a97a 100644
--- a/public/views/preferencesLanguage.html
+++ b/public/views/preferencesLanguage.html
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
-<div 
-  class="topbar-container" 
-  ng-include="'views/includes/topbar.html'"
+<div class="topbar-container" ng-include="'views/includes/topbar.html'"
   ng-init="titleSection='Language'; goBackToState = 'preferencesGlobal'; noColor = true">
 </div>
 
-
-
-<div class="content preferences" ng-controller="preferencesLanguageController as prefLang">
+<div class="content preferences" ng-controller="preferencesLanguageController as prefLang" ng-init="prefLang.init()">
   <h4></h4>
-  <ul class="no-bullet m0 ">
-  <li
-    ng-repeat="lang in prefLang.availableLanguages" 
-    ng-click="prefLang.save(lang.isoCode)" class="line-b p20 size-14">
-    <span>{{lang.name}}</span>
-    <i class="fi-check size-16 right" ng-show="prefLang.currentLanguage == lang.isoCode"></i>
-  </li>
-  </ul>
+
+  <ion-radio class="line-b size-12" ng-repeat="lang in prefLang.availableLanguages" ng-value="lang.isoCode" ng-model="data.currentLanguage"
+    ng-click="prefLang.save(lang.isoCode)">{{lang.name}}
+  </ion-radio>
 </div>
 <div class="extra-margin-bottom"></div>
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/preferencesLanguage.js b/src/js/controllers/preferencesLanguage.js
index acce188b5..50fb7a2af 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/preferencesLanguage.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/preferencesLanguage.js
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('preferencesLanguageController',
   function($scope, $log, $timeout, configService, profileService, uxLanguage, walletService, go) {
 
-    this.availableLanguages = uxLanguage.getLanguages();
-    this.currentLanguage = uxLanguage.getCurrentLanguage();
+    this.init = function() {
+      this.availableLanguages = uxLanguage.getLanguages();
+      $scope.data = {
+        currentLanguage: uxLanguage.getCurrentLanguage()
+      };
+    };
 
     this.save = function(newLang) {
-
       var opts = {
         wallet: {
           settings: {
@@ -20,16 +23,10 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('preferencesLanguageController
         if (err) $log.warn(err);
         go.preferencesGlobal();
 
-
         uxLanguage.update(function() {
-          $timeout(function() {
-            $scope.$apply();
-          }, 100);
-
-          walletService.updateRemotePreferences(profileService.getClients(), {},
-            function() {
-              $log.debug('Remote preferences saved');
-            });
+          walletService.updateRemotePreferences(profileService.getClients(), {}, function() {
+            $log.debug('Remote preferences saved');
+          });
         });
       });
     };