diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_user_retirement/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_user_retirement/tests/test_views.py
index ea235c0ad827..75a5a3658627 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_user_retirement/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_user_retirement/tests/test_views.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def test_retirement_for_multiple_users(self):
                 "usernames": f'{self.user3.username},{self.user4.username}'
             })
             assert response.status_code == 200
-            assert response.data == expected_response
+            assert sorted(response.data['successful_user_retirements']) == sorted(expected_response['successful_user_retirements'])  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
             retirement_status_1 = UserRetirementStatus.objects.get(user__username=self.user3.username)
             assert retirement_status_1.current_state == self.pending_state
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def test_retirement_for_multiple_users_with_some_nonexisting_users(self):
                 )
             })
             assert response.status_code == 200
-            assert response.data == expected_response
+            assert sorted(response.data['successful_user_retirements']) == sorted(expected_response['successful_user_retirements'])  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
             retirement_status_1 = UserRetirementStatus.objects.get(user__username=self.user3.username)
             assert retirement_status_1.current_state == self.pending_state
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/context_processor.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/context_processor.py
index c6afdad46bee..354732814df7 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/context_processor.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/context_processor.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 to the templates without having to append every view file.
 
 """
-
+from django.utils.translation import get_language
 from pytz import timezone
 
 from edx_django_utils.cache import TieredCache
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def user_timezone_locale_prefs(request):
     if not cached_value:
         user_prefs = {
             'user_timezone': None,
-            'user_language': None,
+            'user_language': get_language(),
         }
         if hasattr(request, 'user') and request.user.is_authenticated:
             try:
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_context_processor.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_context_processor.py
index 3eb873765bc1..efcf24885eff 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_context_processor.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_context_processor.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from pytz import timezone
 from unittest.mock import Mock
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.context_processor import (
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def test_anonymous_user(self):
         self.request.user = AnonymousUser()
         context = user_timezone_locale_prefs(self.request)
         assert context['user_timezone'] is None
-        assert context['user_language'] is None
+        assert context['user_language'] == settings.LANGUAGE_CODE
 
     def test_no_timezone_preference(self):
         set_user_preference(self.user, 'pref-lang', 'en')