diff --git a/src/pretix/base/middleware.py b/src/pretix/base/middleware.py
index d663ea86bb..c236fdef44 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/middleware.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/middleware.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from django.core.urlresolvers import get_script_prefix
 import pytz
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class LocaleMiddleware(BaseLocaleMiddleware):
 
     def process_request(self, request):
         language = get_language_from_request(request)
-        if hasattr(request, 'event'):
+        if hasattr(request, 'event') and not request.path.startswith(get_script_prefix() + 'control'):
             if language not in request.event.settings.locales:
                 language = request.event.settings.locale
         translation.activate(language)