diff --git a/skin/base.phps b/skin/base.phps
index 981c6be..c43c262 100644
--- a/skin/base.phps
+++ b/skin/base.phps
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function renderHeader(SkinContext $ctx,
                       bool        $show_subtitle): string {
 $icons = svg();
 $items = [];
-$items[] = ['url' => '/articles/'.($articles_lang ? '?lang='.$articles_lang : ''), 'label' => 'articles', 'selected' => $section === 'articles'];
+$items[] = ['url' => '/articles/'.($articles_lang && $articles_lang != 'en' ? '?lang='.$articles_lang : ''), 'label' => 'articles', 'selected' => $section === 'articles'];
 $items[] = ['url' => '/files/', 'label' => 'files', 'selected' => $section === 'files'];
 $items[] = ['url' => '/info/', 'label' => 'about', 'selected' => $section === 'about'];
 if (is_admin())
diff --git a/skin/main.phps b/skin/main.phps
index 6018610..12aacba 100644
--- a/skin/main.phps
+++ b/skin/main.phps
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ return [$html, js_markdownThemeChangeListener()];
 function post_other_langs($ctx, $url, $other_langs) {
     $buf = '';
     foreach ($other_langs as $lang) {
-        $buf .= ' | <a href="'.$url.'?lang='.$lang.'">'.$ctx->lang('blog_read_in_'.$lang).'</a>';
+        $buf .= ' | <a href="'.$url.($lang != 'en' ? '?lang='.$lang : '').'">'.$ctx->lang('blog_read_in_'.$lang).'</a>';
     }
     return $buf;
 }