diff --git a/lib/modules/dosomething/dosomething_global/dosomething_global.module b/lib/modules/dosomething/dosomething_global/dosomething_global.module
index ded5fb8bc..1df6ff081 100644
--- a/lib/modules/dosomething/dosomething_global/dosomething_global.module
+++ b/lib/modules/dosomething/dosomething_global/dosomething_global.module
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ function dosomething_global_convert_language_to_country($language) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Converts the given country into its assigned language
+ * Converts the given country into its assigned language.
  *
  * @param string country
  *  The country Code
  *
  * @return
- *  The language mapped to this country
+ *  The language mapped to this country or NULL
  */
 function dosomething_global_convert_country_to_language($country) {
   $lang_map = variable_get('dosomething_global_language_map', '');
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ function dosomething_global_convert_country_to_language($country) {
       return $lang_key;
     }
   }
-  return 'en';
+  // It is not the job of this function to determine a default language
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/modules/dosomething/dosomething_user/dosomething_user.module b/lib/modules/dosomething/dosomething_user/dosomething_user.module
index 8bc65f521..c4de7b063 100644
--- a/lib/modules/dosomething/dosomething_user/dosomething_user.module
+++ b/lib/modules/dosomething/dosomething_user/dosomething_user.module
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ function dosomething_user_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
       if ($form_id == 'user_register_form' && $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] != '/admin/people/create') {
         $form['#action'] = '/user/register';
         $form['#submit'][] = 'dosomething_user_new_user';
+        if (module_exists('dosomething_global')) {
+          $form['#submit'][] = 'dosomething_user_new_user_attributes';
+        }
         // Unsets relevant register form fields based on configuration variables.
         _dosomething_user_register_display_fields($form);
         // Add campaign data, if needed.
@@ -464,17 +467,6 @@ function dosomething_user_new_user($form, &$form_state) {
   global $user;
   $account = $user;
 
-  if (module_exists('dosomething_global')) {
-    // Adjust language based on location
-    $user_country_code = dosomething_settings_get_geo_country_code();
-    $language = dosomething_global_convert_country_to_language($user_country_code);
-    $system_languages = language_list();
-    if (!in_array($langauge, $system_languages)) {
-      $language = 'en-global';
-    }
-    user_save($account, ['language' => $language]);
-  }
-
   // Should we sign this kid up for messages?
   if (dosomething_user_is_under_thirteen()) {
     return;
@@ -523,6 +515,56 @@ function dosomething_user_new_user($form, &$form_state) {
   dosomething_mbp_request('user_register', $params);
 }
 
+function dosomething_user_new_user_attributes($form, &$form_state) {
+  dosomething_user_set_global_attributes();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the user global attributes and sends them to Northstar.
+ *
+ * @param object $account
+ *   The account to return value for. If NULL, uses global $user.
+ * @param string $country_code
+ *   The country code where the user currently resides. If NULL, uses
+ *   the headers in current request.
+ * @param string $language
+ *   The new language to set on the user. If NULL, gets the matching
+ *   language or defaults.
+ */
+function dosomething_user_set_global_attributes($user = NULL, $country_code = NULL, $language = NULL) {
+  if ($user == NULL) {
+    global $user;
+    $account = $user;
+  }
+  if ($country_code == NULL) {
+    $country_code = dosomething_settings_get_geo_country_code();
+    // If no Fastly headers set, use US EN
+    if ($country_code == NULL) {
+      $language = 'en';
+    }
+  }
+  // If the language wasn't specified in the function call, determine the user language
+  if ($language == NULL) {
+    $converted_language = dosomething_global_convert_country_to_language($country_code);
+    $language = 'en-global';
+
+    // If the country in the headers matched to a language in our strongarm
+    if ($converted_language != NULL) {
+
+      // Verify the language is installed on the system,
+      $system_languages = language_list();
+      foreach ($system_languages as $lang_key => $system_lang) {
+        if ($converted_language == $lang_key) {
+          $language = $converted_language;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  user_save($account, ['language' => $language]);
+  //TODO: (#5263) Send $language and $country_code to NorthStar
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks that user is over 13.
  *